The Big Blue Film Fest

About the Event

For our third annual film festival, we are delighted to announce that over 200 films were submitted by filmmakers from 55 countries! Our final selection includes 34 films. We have grouped these films into seven blocks that will be shown in two locations  - Hatfield's Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building and the Newport Performing Arts Center.

Schedule of Events:

Opening Night Social,  5 - 8 p.m.
Opening Night includes a reception and films at Hatfield's Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building (GVMSB) in the Carmen Ford Phillips Auditorium. Complementary food and drinks are available. Awards will be presented to the winning filmmakers. We will also be showing the following films, which will also be playing on Saturday.

Cosmos Beneath (2:20 min.) A modest tribute to the Cosmos, the Ocean, and how the two are intertwined. Film by Lucas Lengagne.

Letter from the Age of Ecocide(Link is external) (6:00 min.) A woman navigates her underwater home, struggling to restore it to its former health. Meanwhile, a wise sage in another dimension recounts the ancient creation myth of her ancestors, revealing a universal story of ecological loss and acceptance. Film by Dr. Shireen Rahimi.

Regional Class Research Vessel (8:30 min.) The Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) project is a groundbreaking effort to build three state-of-the-art research vessels to define the future of oceangoing science. The communities these ships are named after are often overlooked and misunderstood. In this film, we explore and celebrate the history of the names of these new and upcoming vessels. Film by Darryl Lai.

Location: Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building in Hatfield Marine Science Center

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