Grades All Ages
Directed by Michael Graber and Diana Schulz
Produced by Graber Productions
DVD Purchase $25 VHS Purchase $25
US Release Date: 1996
Copyright Date: 1996
VHS ISBN: 1-56029-671-2
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Awards and Festivals
Best of Festival, Waterwalker Film Festival
Silver Apple, National Educational Media Competition
Silver CINDY
Bronze Award, WorldFest
Ecofilm (Les cahiers du futur), Paris
Conscientious Projector Film Festival
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Surfers organize to save the ocean and the coastline.
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"Vital education for anyone who loves the ocean." Scott Hulet, Editor, Longboard Magazine |
Spectacular surfing footage dramatizes the message of this important video. Last year, in the US alone, over 3,500 beaches were closed due to pollution. Millions of dollars in tourism and related industries were lost, and when our coastline is polluted, surfers suffer first. They take it on the skin, in their eyes and ears, and even in their guts.
Now surfers are organizing world-wide: testing water quality, funding research on wetlands restoration, and educating the public in schools and communities.
Watching this video will teach students about the water cycle, the causes of coastal pollution and the interaction of the ocean, shore, winds and tides that creates those solar-powered, free-forever waves.
Reviews
"Great action and vital education for anyone who loves the ocean and is committed to keeping it pristine."
Scott Hulet, Editor, Longboard Magazine
"Made an impact on my kids like no article, no teacher, no other film ever has."
Pat Cochran, Editor, Action Sports
"Some good solutions are offered...Teenagers will recognize host and narrator Peter King from MTV. This is a different look at water pollution that makes it more personal and compelling."
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