🌊Deep Look in International Ocean Film Festival🌊 (Patreon)

📢Calling all oceans fans! Deep Look has been selected for The International Ocean Film Festival April 7-10 in our hometown San Francisco, California.

Our episode “Ever Seen A Starfish Gallop?” screens Saturday, April 9 at 10am at the Fort Mason Center. Josh Cassidy, the film’s producer and lead cinematographer, will be at this screening for a Q&A.

The long skinny tube feet at the end of a starfish’s arm are extra sensitive when it comes to touch and smell. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)

“See Sea Slugs Scour Seagrass by the Sea Shore” screens Sunday, April 10 at 1pm at the Roxie Theater. Katharyn Boyer of San Francisco State University’s Estuary and Ocean Science Center in Tiburon will be in attendance for the Q&A. She is one of the researchers who helped Mike Seely, the producer of this film.

Eelgrass sea hares symbiotically co-evolved with eelgrass, a type of seagrass found near coastlines worldwide. Seagrass meadows help absorb carbon from the atmosphere and control erosion. (Josh Cassidy /KQED)

If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, come and check out these Deep Look films on the big screen, and enjoy a selection of more than 50 independent ocean films from around the world during this 4-day festival. This year’s festival also has themed programs on topics ranging from 🦈Shark Conservation, Ocean Sports,🤿Female Filmmakers, 🎥and more.

The festival will also be available online April 11 at 12 pm PST through April 24 at 11:59 pm PST. Check the festival's website for more info.