Blue Ocean Film Festival: Protect what you love
By Anna Cummins on August 28, 2010
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Wrapping up the final day of the Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterey, where 5 Gyres was invited to speak on a panel following a screening of Bag It, joining Fabien Cousteau, Suzan Beraza from REEL Thing Productions, Daniella Russo from the Plastic Pollution Coalition,
and Ximena Waissbluth from Surfider Foundation.
This was my second time seeing Bag It (and my second panel discussion in less than a week) and it was even better the second time around. A wonderfully personal look at the plastic pollution issue. Includes clips with two 5 Gyres reps - myself, and Marcus on the JUNKraft.
After 3 packed days of tremendous speakers, films, and conversations with ocean heroes too numerous to count, a few key messages stand out. Our oceans are in critical condition, despite decades of ocean conservationists screaming for change. And our best hope for change lies in the next generation.
Speaker after speaker, from Sylvia Earle to Julie Packard to the creators of the IMAX films to the Cousteau family, J. Nichols, Carl Safina and others stressed the importance of educating the next generation about our oceans. Below, Jean-Michel, Fabien and Celine Cousteau, along with Holly Lohuis from Ocean Futures take the stage after a moving film tracing the legacy of Jacques Cousteau, whose famous words "we protect what we love" have never rung truer.
I'm more inspired than ever to return home, with a mountain of cards from new friends and fellow ocean advocates, and get to work. I find myself wondering - if we knew now that in 30, 40, or 50 years, life as we know it would come grinding to a halt, what would we do differently? Do we have enough information now to act accordingly? We need to make MUCH....MORE....NOISE.
Now to the Blue Carpet awards ceremony!
and Ximena Waissbluth from Surfider Foundation.
This was my second time seeing Bag It (and my second panel discussion in less than a week) and it was even better the second time around. A wonderfully personal look at the plastic pollution issue. Includes clips with two 5 Gyres reps - myself, and Marcus on the JUNKraft.
After 3 packed days of tremendous speakers, films, and conversations with ocean heroes too numerous to count, a few key messages stand out. Our oceans are in critical condition, despite decades of ocean conservationists screaming for change. And our best hope for change lies in the next generation.
Speaker after speaker, from Sylvia Earle to Julie Packard to the creators of the IMAX films to the Cousteau family, J. Nichols, Carl Safina and others stressed the importance of educating the next generation about our oceans. Below, Jean-Michel, Fabien and Celine Cousteau, along with Holly Lohuis from Ocean Futures take the stage after a moving film tracing the legacy of Jacques Cousteau, whose famous words "we protect what we love" have never rung truer.
I'm more inspired than ever to return home, with a mountain of cards from new friends and fellow ocean advocates, and get to work. I find myself wondering - if we knew now that in 30, 40, or 50 years, life as we know it would come grinding to a halt, what would we do differently? Do we have enough information now to act accordingly? We need to make MUCH....MORE....NOISE.
Now to the Blue Carpet awards ceremony!
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