Video Previews: Weekend Film Series
The first major documentary film about the devastating impact of overfishing on our oceans, and an uplifting feature film about an 84-year-old Kenyan man who attends school for the first time, are the featured films at the ‘Weekend Film Series’ this coming Sunday, September 18.
The End of the Line will screen at 3 p.m. on Sunday, while The First Grader will screen at 5.15 p.m.The End of the Line tells us firsthand about the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish.
Filmed across the world – from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market – featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials, The End of the Line is a wake-up call to the world.
Two of the island’s leading marine science educators will complement the screening of the film. Crystal Schultz, education co-ordinator at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, is preparing a display of materials to help filmgoers determine how to better take care of the ocean, while J.P. Skinner — education officer at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences — will conduct a Q and A session after the film on the same topic.
The First Grader is an award-winning crowd-pleaser that has been a hit with festival audiences worldwide. When the government of Kenya announces it will offer free primary education for the first time, an 84-year-old man – a veteran of the country’s struggle for independence — shows up on the doorstep of a rural school, ready for class. Having never had the benefit of an education, Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge (played by Oliver Litondo) figures it’s never too late to start.
Based on a remarkable true story, The First Grader is an inspiring and uplifting film about the universal human urge to make our lives better. Naomie Harris plays the teacher, Jane, who supports her newest, and oldest, student. The film won top prize at the Pan African film festival, and has also won awards at festivals in Durban, Doha, and throughout the United States.
Tickets, $15, can be purchased in the Oceans Gift Shop at the BUEI, or by calling 297-7314. The ‘Weekend Film Series’, sponsored by Gosling’s, is a joint production of Bermuda Documentary Film Festival director Duncan Hall and the BUEI.
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