| 2008 OPENING NIGHT LINE-UP - UNDER CONSTRUCTION - |
| MARINE RESOURCES (Short) "Bad Neighbors." Shows marine creatures such as dolphins and monk seals doing all the things we do to their homes — the ocean — to our home, from over-fishing to polluting. The take-home Message is: Would we want this to happen to our home? Then why do we do it to theirs? This public service announcement was created by Malama Hawai'i, with funding from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, support from the state Division of Aquatic Resources and The Nature Conservancy, and generous pro-bono work for the International Year of the Reef Hawai'i campaign. MARINE RESOURCES (Long) “Once Upon a Tide” A live action and animated tale about a time when the people were under a spell, that made them forget about the ocean. Told through the unique voice of Academy-Award winner Linda Hunt, this mystical fairy tale inspires us to recognize the importance of ocean conservation.” Made by the Center for Health and the Global Environment, at Harvard Medical School, the mission of the Center is to help people understand that our health, and that of our children, depends on the health of the environment, and that we must do everything we can to protect it. OCEAN RECREATION Down The Barrel !!!- Steven B. Lawrence a 93 minute surf documentary that features Slater, Machado, Parko and Kalani Robb and was shot mostly in Tahiti and Hawaii. The water dp is Mike Prickett. This film is just too great to Describe... CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE OUR CULTURAL CONNECTIONS TO THE SEA “The Wayfinders of Polynesia,” starring Nainoa Thompson of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, documents the travels of the voyaging canoe Hokule’a a replica of the ancient vessels that explored the Pacific. “Something happened when they launched that canoe,” says Nainoa, “and I’m not adequate to add it all up, but something very powerful happen -ed and it was not only the ability to have dreams, but all of a sudden there was a symbol that demanded that you ought to be proud.” The crew uses the ancient methods of celestial navigation and by understanding the direction, size, speed, and distance between waves to find the islands in a vast sea. The film was made by Andrew Gregg and Wade Davis, an Explorer-In-Residence with National Geographic, who began filming in 2004 in Hanalei Bay, and followed the story to Polynesia. |
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