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Posted on: Friday, January 19, 2007

Ocean Planet film fest continues

Advertiser Staff

The University of Hawai'i Ocean Planet Film Festival, with topics including climate changes, coral reefs and underwater discoveries, continues Sunday afternoons and Thursday nights through May 16 at Spalding Auditorium.

Admission is $5 general, $3 for UH students, faculty and staff.

The schedule through March:

"TIME AND TIDE"

Directed by Julie Bayer and Josh Salzman; USA/Tuvalu, 2006, 60 minutes

Documentary about the Pacific island nation Tuvalu, which has moved toward development and globalization and resulting environmental crises. The film won the best documentary award at last year's Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival.

"KEEPERS OF THE REEF"

Produced by New England Aquarium; USA, 2002, 20 minutes

A look at Bermuda's underwater world.

5 p.m. Sunday

"THE OCEAN BLUE: THE HEALING SEA"

Produced by BBC; United Kingdom, 1995, 53 minutes

Ocean life may be tied to the survival of humans, as some sea organisms contain chemicals that are being studied as cures for disease.

"OCEAN ORIGINS"

Directed by Gerald Calderon; USA, 2002, 40 minutes

A look at the process of evolution in the seas.

7 p.m. Thursday, 5 p.m. Jan. 28

"OASIS OF THE PACIFIC: TIME IS RUNNING OUT"

Directed by Adam Bromley; USA, 2005, 57 minutes

Our own Hawaiian Islands are in focus in this film that explores the undersea world and the impact of humans.

"OCEANS FOR THE FUTURE: THE MAKING OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS"

Produced by New England Aquarium; USA, 1999, 18 minutes

How coral reef and kelp communities work, and their place in the future of the oceans.

7 p.m. Feb. 1, 5 p.m. Feb. 4

"A LIFE AMONG WHALES"

Directed by Bill Haney and Eric Grunebaum; France, 2005, 57 minutes

A profile of whale biologist/activist Roger Payne.

7 p.m. Feb. 8, 5 p.m. Feb. 11

"LOST JEWEL OF THE ATLANTIC"

Directed by Jacob Holcomb; USA, 2006, 60 minutes

A look at the battle to save the surf of the island of Madeira.

7 p.m. Feb. 22, 5 p.m. Feb. 25

"VOLCANOES OF THE DEEP SEA"

Directed by Stephen Low; USA, 2005, 40 minutes

Scientists explore depths below 8,000 feet, and capture footage of deep-sea fauna and phenomena.

"EXOTIC TERRANE: GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST"

Directed by Doug Prose; USA, 1992, 28 minutes

Fossils of an equatorial coral reef are found in eastern Oregon: a look at the migration of rocks on tectonic plates.

7 p.m. March 1, 5 p.m. March 4

"LORDS OF THE ARCTIC"

Directed by Caroline Underwood; Canada, 2000, 53 minutes

This film focuses the effects of climate changes on Arctic wildlife.

"IN HOT WATER"

Produced by New England Aquarium; USA, 2003, 18 minutes

How global climate change affects the world's oceans and what individuals can do to help.

7 p.m. March 8, 5 p.m. March 11

"SILENT SENTINELS"

Directed by Richard Smith; Australia, 2000, 57 minutes

How coral reefs have adapted to climate changes over time and their odds for survival in today's world.

"REEFS: RAINFORESTS OF THE OCEAN"

Directed by Kat Baulu; Canada, 2004, 45 minutes

Efforts to restore coral reefs, from Qatar to the Bahamas and Barbados.

7 p.m. March 15, 5 p.m. March 18

"OF PENGUINS AND MEN"

Directed by Luc Jacquet and Jerome Maison; France, 2005, 52 minutes

The film crew of "March of the Penguins" follows the creatures for nine months.

"ICE ISLAND"

Directed by Wes Skiles; USA, 2003, 58 minutes

A team of scientists, explorers, sailors and a helicopter pilot studies a huge iceberg off Antarctica.

7 p.m. March 22, 5 p.m. March 25