Joint-screening of local movies ‘Melbourne Down Under’ and ‘Baykeepers’
Two in one! As part of the Summer by The Sea 2016 program, Bayside Council will be hosting a free, joint screening of two of the best and most important home-grown environmental documentaries to date.‘Melbourne Down Under’
For those Melburnians with more than just a passing interest in coastal and marine matters, the new documentary film Melbourne Down Under is a must see.This magnificent movie by Sheree Marris and Jarrod Boord takes you on a journey to uncover Melbourne's best kept secret - a marine environment that rivals tropical reefs in colour and diversity. Here you'll find magical kelp forests, dragons that sparkle like jewels, the mysterious and the downright weird. From fish that fish for other fish, fathers that give birth to the young and creatures that look like anything other than what they are. It's a surprising secret that few people have known about ... until now.
The remarkable vision captures the jewels of Port Phillip and highlights yet another feature of why Melbourne is regarded as one of world’s most liveable cities. See film trailer here
http://www.melbournedownunder.com.au/index.php/project/documentary-and-dvd
‘Baykeepers’
After hearing about expansive amounts of plastic in every major ocean, Port Phillip Baykeeper Neil Blake finds the sands of his local beaches are turning into a kind of micro-plastic confetti. In his journey to measure how far the age of plastics has invaded the bay, Neil discovers a growing community striving to protect Port Phillip's health for generations to come.Neil discusses Rex Hunt's plastic bottle win campaign - most unusual. See film trailer here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyV-n2wYVbk
When:
Monday 18 Jan 2016 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
And
Friday 22 Jan 2016 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Where: Beaumaris Yacht Club. Melway Map 86 B8. Turn off Beach Road into carpark B17 just north of Ricketts Point Teahouse
How: Register at EventBrite
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/marine-and-coastal-connection-2016-screening-of-port-phillip-marine-movies-beaumaris-tickets-20137718458
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