program 2004

January 10 and 11, 2004
Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

Program 1

Smile of the Walrus
23 min, US 1972
Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso travels to the Arctic to study the massive walrus.

The Sinking Ship
8 min, US 2002
Animated short based on a fable by Robert Lewis Stevenson.

Blue Planet, Introduction
58 min, UK 2001
David Attenborough introduces us to life below the waves and the ocean food chain, with amazing footage of predators and prey carrying out their eternal struggle to survive.

Program 2

Peter Bird, Pacific Rower
19 min, US 1996
Three film clips on this world-renowned ocean rower.

Nobody Loves You
4 min, Spain 2000
Ode to a shark.

Pororoca: Surfing the Amazon
26 min, Germany 2003
Two worldclass surfers ride the bore tide as it races upriver through the Amazon rainforest.

The Men Who Would be Viking
60 min, US 2003
New England explorers attempt to retrace Leif Eriksson’s voyage in their own Viking ship. Filmmaker Doug Cabot will join us for this screening.

Program 3

Flip Flotsam
26 min, Kenya 2002
An ingenious look at the life cycle of the flip-flop in East Africa from land to sea and back.

Shape of Life #6, Survival Game
56 min, US 2002
The diversity of molluscs reflects a variety of offensive and defensive strategies. Professor Geerat Vermeij of UC Davis is featured in the film and will lead a Q&A session.

Program 4

Row Hard No Excuses
10 min, US 2004
Documentary-in-progress about two middle-aged Americans who participate in the Atlantic Rowing Challenge.

Watershed
11 min, US 2003
A look at what Klamath River water flows mean to the watershed’s residents.

Komodo Island: A Better Way to Fish
4 min, US 2002
Seacology and The Nature Conservancy create a reef project that’s good for fish and the islanders.

Farming the Seas
55 min, US 2004
Bay Area producer Steve Cowan (Empty Oceans, Empty Nets), explores the potential and problems of marine aquaculture. Look for the film on public television in late Spring 2004. Mr. Cowan will join us for discussion and Q&A.

Program 5

Night of the Squid
20 min, US 1970
Captain Cousteau offers an intimate look at the life cycle of the squid.

Heart of the Sea: Kapolioka’ehukai
57 min, US 2002
Inspirational portrait of Rell Sunn, the Hawaiian surf legend diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32.

Program 6

Wildlife Shorts
20 min, US 2003
Favorite clips from Farallones expert and Emmy award-winner, Scot Anderson, including thrilling encounters with white sharks!

Kowloon Castaway
8 min, US 2002
Short comedy about a lonely beachcomber who finds a message in a bottle.

Skulls
3 min, US 2003
Short clip on a San Franciscan who collects marine mammal skulls. Provided by the California Academy of Sciences.

Of Wind and Waves: The Life of Woody Brown
16 min, US 2003
Documentary-in-progress profiling the life of a 91 year-old surfing, soaring and sailing legend.

Berserk in the Antarctic
50 min, Norway 2001
Young Norwegian sailor recounts his perilous journey to Antarctica in an old 27-ft. boat.