Cinema, Lighthouse, Poole
Wednesday 16 September
7.30pm
Tickets £13 (Discounts: U18s, Students, Seniors, Groups)
Tickets & information 0844 406 8666 www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Explore a world of water without getting wet as the Ocean Film Festival World Tour arrives at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, on 16 September.
The festival, which originates in Australia, will feature a brand new selection of the world’s most captivating ocean-themed short films. Designed to mesmerise and enthral, the Ocean Film Festival World Tour showcases more than two hours of sublime footage taken above and below the water’s surface. The films document the beauty and power of the ocean and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray; who chase the crests of waves; and who marvel at the mysteries of the big blue.
With heart-stopping shots of big wave surfing and adrenalin-inducing scenes of divers swimming with white sharks the films also encourage viewers to dive head first into ocean culture as the festival is filled with insightful narrations from the characters whose lives are inspired by the sea.
Highlights include:
Devocean. Bruno spent the majority of his life in or on the water until a terrible event left him a paraplegic. In an instant he plunged from carefree surf guide, sailor, scuba diver and traveller to the depths of despair. A chance wave and the restorative power of the ocean showed Bruno a new path in life, one that would be rich, full, diverse and salty. Devocean is an inspirational story of life’s lessons taught by the sea.
Oceanminded. Following champion free diver Hanli Prinsloo along the coast of South Africa and Mozambique where her underwater journey takes her into the realm of the ocean’s most feared predator – the shark. The often feared creatures are portrayed in a very different light, one of beauty and respect. It´s an adventure full of risks and passions – on a single breath!
A Small Surfer. Known as the Flying Squirrel, Quincy Symonds may well be the best six-year-old surfer and skater on the planet. The Queenslander only started surfing about 18 months ago and has already captured the attention of the surfing world, gained multiple sponsors and a fanatical following on social media.
