Southampton Arts Center Celebrates Our Seas with a Weekend of Thought-Provoking Films
Screenings of One Ocean Film Tour, Fish & Men, and My Octopus Teacher
(Southampton, NY… July 2021) On Sunday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m., Southampton Arts Center [SAC – southamptonartscenter.org], will open their grounds to host the One Ocean Film Tour. Presented by Hydro Flask, this world-class series of ocean-loving films focuses on adventure, the aquatic environment, and inspirational stories. Sponsored by Elyn and Jeff Kronemeyer, this year’s tour features eight short films focusing on ocean conservation, surfing, diving, exploration, and more. The One Ocean Film Tour is part of SAC’s weekend theme of celebrating the seas. These screenings strengthen the organization’s ongoing commitment to the environment.
“The sea is what draws us all to the East End, so we are thrilled to celebrate our oceans with an evening of short documentaries from the One Ocean Film Tour,” shares Elyn Kronemeyer, SAC trustee and event sponsor. “The vision of One Ocean is to increase awareness about ocean protection and conservation by sharing films made by people who have dedicated their lives to the ocean and all her glory. All screenings are official registered events with World Ocean Day. We encourage guests to come early and picnic on the lawn before the films, which begin at 8:15 p.m. Our friends at Surfrider Foundation Eastern Long Island Chapter, Southampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue Squad, and STAR AquaCenter will be on hand to share information about their organizations.”
Films to be screened include A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story, The Corona Comeback of Egypt’s Dolphins, Under the Ice of the Antarctica, Murder at Sea, Recolonizing the Elwha, Singlehanded, The Last Vaquita, and Whales in a Changing Ocean. More information about these films can be found at oneoceanfilmtour.com/program.
As part of a theme of celebrating our seas, SAC will also screen Fish & Men on Thursday, July 8 at 7 p.m. and My Octopus Teacher on Friday, July 9 at 8 p.m. Fish & Men exposes the high cost of cheap fish in the modern seafood economy and the forces threatening local fishing communities and public health by revealing how our choices as consumers drive the global seafood trade. A pre-screening panel includes Dr. Jennifer Jacquet, David Barber, Valentine Thomas, Esq, Sean Barrett, and moderator Tela Loretta Troge, Esq. My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. At the 93rd Academy Awards, it won the award for Best Documentary Feature.
Find more information and get tickets for these films at southamptonartscenter.org/film.
SAC’s galleries are open Thursday through Monday from 12 to 5 p.m. EARTH – Artists as Activists is on view through July 10. BEYOND THE STREETS on PAPER opens on July 17, with free admission courtesy of Vistaprint. WHIMSY, SAC’s outdoor sculpture garden, is free and will be open daily through Labor Day weekend. Learn more at southamptonartscenter.org/exhibitions.
SAC continues to follow all New York State and CDC guidelines for all programs and events.
Select Southampton Arts Center programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The SAC Summer Stage is sponsored by Primary Care and Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. BEYOND THE STREETS on PAPER is sponsored by Vistaprint and Hamptons Magazine, with support from Ingrid Arneberg and Will Marin. WHIMSY is sponsored by Hauser and Wirth, with additional support from Marlborough Gallery and James Lane Post. FILM @ SAC is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens. KIDS @ SAC is sponsored by Investors Bank. Silent Disco is presented by Simone and David Levinson.
ABOUT SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER
Southampton Arts Center is committed to community building through the arts. We present and produce inspiring, inclusive, socially and regionally relevant programs across all disciplines – welcoming, connecting, and collaborating with the diverse members of New York’s East End community and beyond. SAC is a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information about Southampton Arts Center, located at 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, New York 11968, visit southamptonartscenter.org or call 631.283.0967. Follow SAC on Facebook and Instagram @southamptonartscenter. For press inquiries, contact Rachel Bosworth via email at rachel@rachelbosworth.com or by phone at 631.220.1220.
