Join us Sunday, April 14th at 1pm for our Program #8 at the Cowell Theater in San Francisco.
Tickets:
Adult General Admission $25
Senior General Admission $20
Youth General Admission $10
Passes:
Full Access 3 Day Festival Pass BUY HERE
Includes all access to both in-person (4/12-4/14) and online film festival (4/15-4/22) programs and films, Friday Night 4/12 Opening Party (with light appetizers, hosted beer and wine bar), Panel Discussion VIP seating (4/13-4/14), Saturday Surf Night 4/13 Party (with hosted beer and wine bar), Priority Entry line (when available)
2 Day Weekend Pass BUY HERE
Includes all access to both in-person (4/13-4/14) and online film festival (4/15-4/22) programs and films, Panel Discussion VIP seating (4/13-4/14), Saturday Surf Night 4/13 Party (with hosted beer and wine bar), Priority Entry line (when available)
VIP Saturday Pass BUY HERE
Includes access to Program #3, Program #4, Program #5, and Program #6 Opening Night, Panel Discussion VIP seating (4/13-4/14), Saturday Surf Night 4/13 Party (with hosted beer and wine bar), Priority Entry line (when available)
A Disappearing Forest
“Within the last decade 96% of the kelp forests along California’s coasts have disappeared. If that many trees disappeared, it would be front-page news everywhere.” Urgently narrated by Greg Downie, a commercial urchin diver who, with the disappearance of red sea urchin, has lost his livelihood. This film educates us about the interdependence of kelp forests, sea-stars, urchins, and the people who play a role in keeping the ecosystem in balance. — ML
Showings
Sun, Apr 14th, 1:00 PM @ Cowell Theater - Fort Mason
Kingdom of Ice: Antarctica's Leopard Seals
This bite-sized film takes a “Gary Larsen-esque” look at one of Antarctica’s most fearsome predators, leopard seals. The bane of hapless penguins, they confront divers with a fearless ferocity and razor-sharp teeth. The humans soon discover they are objects of special interest: but as pals … or prey? See how one encounter revealed our “role” in their world (prepare to be humbled). —MJS
Showings
Sun, Apr 14th, 1:00 PM @ Cowell Theater - Fort Mason
Why Blame the Seagulls?
Patagonia’s Peninsula Valdés teems with penguins, elephant seals, and majestic southern right whales that breed in its lagoons. The area’s “boomtown” development, driven by nature tourism, has made some wildlife tragic victims of human success. Hungry kelp gulls strip flesh from whales and their calves as they surface to breathe, and calf mortality has risen. Discover the dynamics behind their plight and the steps that could ultimately resolve it. —MJS
Showings
Sun, Apr 14th, 1:00 PM @ Cowell Theater - Fort Mason
Alien Contact
Join Emmy award-winning filmmaker Rick Rosenthal and neurobiologist Dr. Csilla Ari’s groundbreaking exploration into the minds of enigmatic giant manta rays. As they piece together evidence of their cooperating with humans, they discover greater depths of cognitive ability than previously understood. The film challenges preconceptions of marine intelligence by proposing the extraordinary idea that mantas may possess self-awareness. —BB
Showings
Sun, Apr 14th, 1:00 PM @ Cowell Theater - Fort Mason