Join the Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center for a day of ocean and Great Lakes Films.
NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary hosts the Thunder Bay International Film Festival in partnership with the International Ocean Film Festival, the premier global platform for ocean literacy and education through independent film.
This ticket is for Program #15 in Theater 1:
Earth is Blue: Jellies, 3 min
Learn about the jellies of your National Marine Sanctuary System in this #EarthIsBlue video!
Mapping the Great Lakes, Great Lakes Observation System, 4 min
The Great Lakes have never been mapped in detail. Though many maps of the Great Lakes show the shape and depth of the lake floor they are created using data that is sometimes decades old and low-density. Modern, high-density data enables an extremely detailed map and is critical for effective management, research, and innovation, particularly under mounting climate change threats and a growing blue economy in the Great Lakes region. Begun as a grassroots regional initiative that harmonizes governmental and non-governmental efforts, Lakebed 2030 is dedicated to bringing together new and existing bathymetric data and technologies to create a new map of the Great Lakes that is easy to use and open to everyone. (lakebed2030.org)
Gigiigemin Baaga’adoweyang “We are Healed by Stickball”, Finn Ryan (USA) 11 min
In its creation story, the game of Baaga’adowewin is given as a gift and tool for life. After forced assimilation, the game was suppressed and remained dormant for almost a century. This film shares the return of Baaga’adowewin, or stickball, as Ojibwe communities walk the path of cultural revitalization and exercise their treaty rights to continue to heal from historical traumas and overcome challenges of today.
Usugilix Awakun, Palmer Morse & Matt Mikkelsen (USA), 12 min
In the waters off the remote island of Iluulux̂ or so called Unalaska, Alaska, toxic algal blooms are increasingly infecting filter feeding shellfish with unknown causation. After a community member died from eating blue mussels, a staple cultural food, Unangax̂ scientist Shayla began working with her tribe to research and understand the harmful blooms and what can hopefully be done about them. Illuminating the profound connection between the Unangax̂ people and their environment, the film showcases the resilience and resourcefulness of a culture in the face of unprecedented challenges.
Alien Contact, Rick Rosenthal (USA) 51 min
Join Emmy award-winning filmmaker Rick Rosenthal and neurobiologist Dr. Csilla Ari’s groundbreaking exploration into the minds of enigmatic giant mantra rays. As they piece together evidence of their cooperating with humans, they discover greater depths of cognitive ability than previously understood. The film challenges preconception of marine intelligence by proposing the extraordinary idea that mantas may possess self-awareness.
Date & Time
Sun, Jan 26, 2025 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Venue Details
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center THEATER 1
500 West Fletcher Street Alpena, Michigan 49707
Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Established in 2010 by local community leaders, the Friends of TBNMS is a nonprofit 501(c)3. Its founders envisioned the significant opportunity the sanctuary offered for protecting our Great Lakes and their rich maritime history, hands-on educational experiences for area students, and local economic development. Today, that vision has become a reality with the Friends of TBNMS sharing a close working relationship with the sanctuary staff, playing a critical role in funding the sanctuary’s education programs, community outreach efforts, unique museum experiences, and research.
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