There’s just so much to sea
AQUATIC aficionados can take the plunge and dive into the annual Ocean Film Festival when it docks in Hobart and Launceston next week.
Celebrating our ocean ecosystems and the people who explore, enjoy and protect them, the Ocean Film Festival will feature more than two hours of inspirational, educational and entertaining films covering topics such as the environment, marine creatures, sports and coastal cultures.
Across a program of nine short films, audiences can:
JOIN world champion free-diver Ai Futaki
on a trip to Western Australia’s Rowley Reef — one of the planets last untouched coral reef systems — in
CHEER for New Zealand expat Steve, as he attempts to get a 13-metre oceangoing yacht from his South London backyard to the water in
LEARN the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea, in
FOLLOW crazy Latvians Karlis Bardelis and Gints Barkovskis as they attempt to row from Namibia to Brazil in a secondhand row boat named Linda, in
EMBARK on an emotional journey with South African sportsman Achmat and a 4.7-metre female shark named Scarlet, in
“These films are made by surfers, divers, sailors and swimmers who feel compelled to share their connection to the water with us,” festival director Jemima Robinson says.
“As much as these are stories to inspire our desire to defend and connect with our oceans, they are also stories about fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, neighbours and mad school mates who are all chasing their dreams.
“We know that most people leave this event wanting to quit work and hit the water, which is why every year our audience numbers continue to swell.”
The 2018 Ocean Film Festival program is screening in more than 25 cities across Australia this month, including in Launceston and Hobart next week.
It will screen in the Tramsheds at Inveresk from 7pm next Friday (March 16); then at The Friends’ School’s Farrall Centre in Hobart from 7pm next Saturday (March 17). Tickets are $30.50 for adults and $22.50 for children. For bookings, go to www.oceanfilmfestivalaustralia.com.au