The Smith Rafael Film Center welcomes the 22nd Annual International Ocean Film Festival. The mission of the International Ocean Film Festival is to be the premier global platform for ocean literacy and education through film.
Since its inception in 2004, each year the IOFF features an ocean engagement event for audiences from around the world. Through the power of visual storytelling and independent films, audiences of all ages are inspired to become better ocean stewards, and help to protect our oceans.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
ADMISSION: $15 General | $13 Seniors & Youth | $10 CAFILM members
THE PROGRAM
4:00 PM • SALMON RUN
Destructive mining practices, dams, and freshwater diversion for agriculture have destroyed critical upriver spawning habitats. Changing ocean climate impacts the fish’s saltwater life stage. Overfishing adds to salmon’s downward spiral. Hear from Bay Area fisherfolk, restaurateurs, and even an almond grower how fisheries innovations, better management, and sustainable farming practices could help this delicious, resilient fish once again achieve abundance.
Director: Pieter J. Kruit (US) 80 min
IN PERSON: DIRECTOR PIETER J. KRUIT
7:00 PM • HER SHARK STORY
This is the tale of Sofia Green, a young marine biologist who grew up exploring the globe with her parents, who were naturalist guides. As a little girl, she swam fearlessly alongside her father in the waters of the Galapagos, unbothered by the presence of sharks. Now as an adult, she and her father reconnect through their shared passion to protect the largest fish on the planet, the Whale Shark.
In English and Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Ignacio Walker (Chile) 76 min
IN PERSON: DIRECTOR IGNACIO WALKER