The International Ocean Film Foundation is delighted to announce that our 21st annual film festival will be making waves April 12-14 at the picturesque Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture!

Schedule of Events:

Friday, April 12, 2024

PROGRAM #1 

Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

4:00 pm

-Sequoias of the Sea Natasha Benjamin*, Ana Blanco*, (USA) 14 min
-Active Anilao Walter Marti* (USA) 5 min BAY AREA PREMIERE
-The Passage Boogs Rosales, (Philippines) 20 min WORLD PREMIERE
-Wild Hope: Return of the Manatees (USA) 16 min
-The Forgotten Coast Chris Burkhard, (USA) 17 min

PROGRAM #2 - OPENING NIGHT

Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

7:00 pm

-Deep Trouble Lavinia Currier* (USA) 10 min
-Blue Carbon: Nature’s Hidden Power Nicolas Brown* (UK) 85 min WORLD PREMIERE

Saturday, April 13, 2024

PROGRAM #3 

Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

10:00 am

-Konstantinus' Legacy - Awakening the Love for Nature Daniel Bichsel, (Germany) 6 min
-841 Rachel Burnett*, (USA) 16 min BAY AREA PREMIERE
-The Granny Grommets Leah Rustomjee, (Australia) 9 min US PREMIERE
-Disappearing Jewels Will Kim, (USA) 15 min
-Until the End of the World Francesco de Augustinis*, (Italy) 60 min US PREMIERE

PANEL DISCUSSION #1 

Tide Pool - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Free Event RSVP Here.

12:00 pm

Join us in the Tide Pool (Building D at Fort Mason) on Saturday, April 13th at 12pm for a Free Event, put on as part of the educational outreach from the International Ocean Film Foundation.

-Blue Carbon - Demystifying the Blue Economy

PROGRAM #4

Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

1:00 pm

-Kahu Man? David W McGuire*, (USA) 22 min WORLD PREMIERE
-Shark Researchers: A New Approach to Shark Conservation Arnau Argemi González, (Spain) 3 min US PREMIERE
-Great White Summer Nick Budabin*, (USA) 79 min WORLD PREMIERE

PANEL DISCUSSION #2 

Tide Pool - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123  | Free Event RSVP Here.

3:30 pm

Join us in the Tide Pool (Building D at Fort Mason) on Saturday, April 13th, at 3:30 p.m. for a Free Event as part of the International Ocean Film Foundation's educational outreach.

-Sharks & Us: Can Knowledge Lead to Coexistence?

PROGRAM #5 

Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

4:00 pm

-Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief Daniel Kreizberg, (Lithuania) 15 min BAY AREA PREMIERE
-Orca - Black & White Gold Sarah Nörenberg,  (Austria) 93 min

PROGRAM #6 - SURF NIGHT
 
Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

7:00 pm

-With the Tide Chelsea J Jolly*, (USA) 25 min BAY AREA PREMIERE
-Zoe Gaby Scott, (USA) 27 min
-Daughters of the Waves Lisa Monin & Sebastien Daguerressar, (France) 53 min

Sunday, April 14, 2024

PROGRAM #7
 
Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

10:00 am

-Deep Look: How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard? Josh Cassidy, (USA) 4 min
-Expedition Amana Mason Le & Kai Smith & Julian Goodman & Niki Wallin, (USA) 7 min WORLD PREMIERE
-Keepers of the Land Deirdre Leowinata* & Douglas Neasloss, (Canada) 29 min BAY AREA PREMIERE
-Daughter of the Sea Nicole Gormley & Nancy Kwon, (USA) 17 min
-Fish with A Story Karen Logan & Melissa Raemakers, (South Africa) 45 min

PANEL DISCUSSION #3 

Tide Pool - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123  | Free Event RSVP Here.

12:00 pm

Join us in the Tide Pool (Building D at Fort Mason) on Sunday, April 14th, at 12 pm for a Free Event, part of the educational outreach from the International Ocean Film Foundation.

Delivering on the Promise of 30x30

PROGRAM #8

Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

1:00 pm

-Kingdom of Ice: Antarctica's Leopard Seals Paul Nicklen,  Andy Mann, (Canada) 9 min
-Why Blame the Seagulls? Philip Hamilton, (UK) 36 min US PREMIERE
-A Disappearing Forest Tyler Schiffman, (USA) 9 min
-Alien Contact Rick Rosenthal*, (USA) 50 min

PANEL DISCUSSION #4 

Tide Pool - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Free Event RSVP Here.

3:30 pm

Join us in the Tide Pool (Building D at Fort Mason) on Sunday, April 14th, at 3:30 pm3:30 pm for a Free Event as part of the educational outreach from the International Ocean Film Foundation.

-Getting the Shot: Strategic Approaches in Environmental Filmmaking

PROGRAM #9 

Cowell Theater - Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | Ticket purchase required.

4:00 pm

-Return of the Mangroves Leo Thom, (USA) 9 min WORLD PREMIERE
-Dahican Boogs Rosales, (Philippines) 16 min
-Haulout Evgenia Arbugaeva & Maxim Arbugaev, (UK) 25 min
-The Blue Quest - Palawan Clément Pourtal* & Jérôme Brousse, (France) 47 min WORLD PREMIERE

Date: April 12-14, 2024

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