Pacific Whale Foundation's 7th Annual World Whale Film Festival fundraiser 4-9pm June 8/23
Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF), a nonprofit organization with a mission to protect the ocean through science and advocacy and inspire environmental stewardship, invites cinema lovers to PWF's 7th Annual World Whale Film Festival (WWFF) fundraiser. Open to all either in-person or virtually, the festival kicks off June 8, 2023, in honor of World Ocean Day.
The in-person screening will be held at OCEAN Organic Farm & Distillery, a valued PWF partner and WWFF venue sponsor. The event includes dinner, cocktails and a thoughtfully curated set of films that focus on stories about ocean and wildlife conservation, environmental stewardship, Indigenous ecological knowledge and other selections that raise awareness of threats impacting nature and humankind.
This year’s collection of superb films includes: ManÅ by Brittany Biggs illustrating the human impact on sharks and coral reefs as seen through the eyes of a tiger shark in Hawaiian waters over hundreds of millions of years; MÄlama i ke Kai (Take Care of the Ocean) by Genesis Stice, Mekia Kekona-Eaton and Bonshia Kajimwe (with Maui Huliau Foundation), a narrated short film in which three Huliau Environmental Filmmaking students speak on their personal relationships with the ocean, threats facing marine environments, and why it is important to ‘mÄlama i ke kai’; and Sentirlos, created by Cristina Castro, Fernando Cornejo and Jorge Diaz, of Pacific Whale Foundation Ecuador, raises awareness about the bottlenose dolphins that inhabit the coast of mainland Ecuador and how human activities are threatening their future. Major anthropogenic threats such as bycatch and marine plastic pollution have caused a dramatic decline in dolphin population over recent years. This short film aired on local television channels in Ecuador to inspire people to act now and help save the dolphins.
Tickets for the in-person event and additional information about the 7th Annual WWFF can be found here: www.pacificwhale.org/filmfest. For more information on the Pacific Whale Foundation, please visit https://www.pacificwhale.org/.
Date: Thursday, June 8th, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Categories: Animal Related Event, Environmental Event, Food & Beverage, Fundraiser, Movies / Film Fests, Non-Profit Community Event, Sustainability Event
Ocean Organic Farm and Distillery located at 4051 Omaopio Rd, Kula, HI 96790 in Upcountry
Phone: 808-877-0009 Email: info@oceanvodka.com Website: https://www.oceanvodka.com
Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery highlights the company's commitment to social and environmentally conscious business practices featuring a visitor's center, organic farm, martini garden, and craft distillery. Situated on a breathtaking 80-acres on the slopes of Mount Haleakala, the home of Ocean Vodka captures panoramic views of both the north and south shores of Maui. It is easily reached from Maui's international Kahului Airport as well as the island's world-famous resorts.
