Movies

Contemplative Filmmaking

Dan Kowalski

Bear catching salmonAs both an approach and a practice, Contemplative Filmmaking is a way of seeing. It's an expressive form with a kinship to poetry. 

Video: Octopus babies hatching in Puget Sound

video by Laurynn Evans

Octopus and eggsLaurynn Evans observed an octopus over a 10 month period and filmed its eggs and hatchlings.

Cap on toxic underwater creosote lake

Gary Chittim, King 5 News, Seattle

EPA diver steps into waterEPA divers inspect "cap" put over creosote contaminated sediment on the bottom of Eagle Harbor.

 

Nisqually Delta Restoration Project

Nisqually Delta Restoration partnership

picture of DunlinThe Nisqually Delta Restoration Project web site offers access to a wide variety of information, including news, photos, video, and science reports about this project.  The videos are definitely worth checking out. 

Into the Deep with Elephant Seals

Sheraz Sadiq, Quest at KQED

female elephant sealThousands of northern elephant seals — some weighing up to 4,500 pounds — make an annual migration to breed each winter at Año Nuevo State Reserve, on the San Mateo County coast. Marine biologists are using high-tech tools to explore the secrets of these amazing creatures.

Fishing nets abandoned in Puget Sound: Finding Solutions

Northwest Straits Initiative

lingcod in derelict netWhen fishing nets are abandoned, they keep capturing fish, marine mammals and seabirds.  Decaying carcasses attract more scavangers  who get caught in the nets.  Small fish hide in the shadow of the nets, attracting larger predators who also get caught. 

Virtually living underwater: Underwater Observatory

TED / John Delaney

seafloor observatoryImagine watching live events unfold underwater any time of day or night from the comfort of your own home.  Fish fishing, hydrothermal vents venting, volcanoes erupting, landslides sliding, or simply the sideways gait of a deep water crab seeking some morsel for dinner.

Digital Fishers: Science, Game, or Both?

Neptune Canada

image of Digital Fishers web siteWould you like to peer out the window of a submarine as it explores the ocean floor? Did you ever dream of being the first person to see some bizarre underwater phenomenon?  Are you a fisher who likes to watch fish in their natural habitat?  Or a gamer who likes unusual challenges?

The Ducks & Us Songbook Movie

Pamela Sackett

image of characters from movieThis musical in a book is a refreshingly new treatment of diverse mindsets coming to terms with their relationships with the environment.

The Monterey Shootout

Monterey Shootout Logo

A film festival, workshops and a competition make up this 3 day event that focuses on underwater video and photography on Sept 9-11, 2011.