3D Ocean Exploration & FREE Children’s Movies @ Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival 2016, Savannah
Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival 2016 @ Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Savannah 31401.
Saturday Jan. 30, 2016
Join Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary as they explore all the Wonders of the Ocean.
Secrets of our ocean will be revealed, including exciting creatures and underwater freedom. The event also focuses on our deep connection to our great, global ocean, while highlighting Gray’s Reef, Georgia’s amazing underwater park.
Children’s Films during Children’s Session include:
*Lost and Found: a magical tale of loneliness and friendship based on the award-winning book by Oliver Jeffers. One day, a boy finds a penguin on his doorstep and decides to take it home…….even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole. Click here to watch film trailer.
*Journey to the South Pacific: Narrated by Cate Blanchett, this films will take moviegoers on a breathtaking adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua, where life flourishes above and below the sea. Join Jawi, a young island boy, as he takes us on a journey of discovery to this magical place where we encounter whale sharks, sea turtles, manta rays, and other iconic creatures of the sea. Click here to watch film trailer.
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More Film Festival Events on Sat. Jan. 30
For pricing on the events below & for adult tickets for the Children’s Session, click here.
11:30am – Emerging Filmmakers Competition
2pm – Guy Harvey Exploration
3:30pm – Military Appreciation Session
7pm – National Geographic Night
9:30pm – Wrap Party on Stage
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Fri. Jan. 29 Film Festival Events
Wonders of the Ocean
SCAD’S Trustees Theater
216 E. Broughton Street, Savannah, GA
Tickets info here.
Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for kids for 3D Ocean Exploration Evening
3D Ocean Exploration Evening
7pm
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean in 3D
Secret Ocean in 3D
Narrated by renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean 3D offers a breakthrough look at a secret world within the ocean that is perhaps the biggest story of all – that the smallest life in the sea is the mightiest force on which we all depend. Alongside marine biologist Holly Lohuis, Jean-Michel Cousteau invites audiences to dive into this whole new world that will leave them in awe of the beauty and diversity of the oceans – the source of all life on our planet – and inspire an even stronger desire to protect what they have either seen for the first time or perhaps re-discovered along the journey.
Click here to watch film trailer.
Humpback Whales in 3D
An extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals, Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for an immersive look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Captured for the first time with IMAX ® 3D cameras, and found in every ocean on earth, humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a steady recovery. Join a team of researchers as they unlock the secrets of the humpback and find out what makes humpbacks the most acrobatic of all whales, why only the males sing, and why these intelligent 50-foot, 48-ton animals migrate more than 6,000 miles every year.
Click here to watch film trailer.
Q & A with Ed Lyman, Humpback Whale Rescue
Meet Ed Lyman, Humpback Whale Rescuer. Lyman is the Large Whale Entanglement Response Coordinator for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. He will provide insights into Humpback Whales and how his team rescues these magnificent creatures from fishing gear and other debris.
For more information on the festival, such as trailers and a complete lineup of events, click here or contact
Chris Hines at chris.hines@noaa.gov or 912.598.2397.