Feature films
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Feature films 〰️
Please note that entry is free and all screenings take place at ArtScience Cinema, Level 4. As seats are non-ticketed, visitors will be seated on a first come, first served basis.
Chasing Ice (G), 76min
James Balog and his team on the Extreme Ice Survey assemble a multi-year chronicle of the planet's rapidly melting glaciers.
10-11 Aug (Thu-Fri), 5pm
21-25 Aug (Mon-Fri), 2pm
Chasing the Thunder (PG13 - Some Coarse Language), 96min
Young men and women of the Sea Shepherd vessel battle poachers and other threats to the ocean. These unlikely heroes with a passion for justice engage in high-adrenaline missions.
7-9 Aug (Mon-Wed), 5pm
10-12 Aug (Thu-Sat), 2pm
13 Aug (Sun), 5pm
Chasing Walrus (With a Stubborn Photographer) (PG), 49min
When a film team travel to Greenland to film walrus underwater, it feels like an exciting but perfectly normal assignment. But a pack of hungry polar bears have different ideas. With the ice melted, and the walrus no-where to be seen, filmmakers Simon Stanford and Göran Ehlmé find themselves at the mercy of these arctic predators—fighting for survival in a habitat on the brink of collapse.
14-15 Aug (Mon-Tue), 5pm
19 Aug (Sat), 2pm
Deep Rising (PG), 93min
Narrated by Jason Momoa, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth. The documentary also follows mining startup The Metals Company, as it pursues funding, public favor, and permission from the International Seabed Authority to mine wide swaths of the Pacific Ocean floor.
6 Aug (Sun), 11am*
12 Aug (Sat), 5pm
20 Aug (Sun), 2pm
*This screening is followed by a panel discussion exploring the dilemmas of deep sea mining. Please refer to Talks for more information.
Finding Nemo (G), 100min
In the colorful and warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef, a Clown Fish named Marlin lives safe and secluded in his anemone home with his only son, Nemo. Fearful of the ocean and its unpredictable risks, he struggles to protect his son. Nemo, like all young fish, is eager to explore the mysterious reef. When Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from home and thrust into a tacky dentist’s office fish tank, Marlin finds himself the unlikely hero on an epic journey to rescue his son.
9 Aug (Wed), 2pm
13 Aug (Sun), 2pm
19 Aug (Sat), 5pm
Patrick and the Whale (PG13 - Some Coarse Language), 72min
For twenty years, Patrick Dykstra has dedicated his life to traveling the globe, following and diving with whales. Over the years, Pat has learnt how whales see and hear, how they perceive other creatures in the water and how they behave at close quarters.
16-18 Aug (Wed-Fri), 2pm
20 Aug (Sun), 5pm
Racing Extinction (PG), 90min
Infiltrating the world’s most dangerous black markets, a covert team unmasks the dark world of wildlife trafficking, a lucrative and organised enterprise with links to criminal syndicates. Using high-tech tactics, OPS reveals never-before-seen images that will forever change the way we see the world, bringing a voice to the thousands of species teetering on the brink of survival.
14-15 Aug (Mon-Tue), 2pm
16-18 Aug (Wed-Fri), 5pm
The Cove (PG), 92min
In Taiji, Japan, local fishermen hide a gruesome secret: the capture and slaughter of dolphins. Activist Ric O'Barry, who trained dolphins for the "Flipper" TV series, joins forces with filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and the Ocean Preservation Society to expose the brutal practice, risking life and limb in the process.
21-25 Aug (Mon-Fri), 5pm
Vamizi: Cradle of Coral (PG), 52min
In the shimmering waters of the Indian Ocean lies the island of Vamizi, home to one of the world's oldest, most pristine coral reefs. Natural reserves of oil and gas have been discovered below this wonderland of marine biodiversity, and now this vibrant, flourishing reef is a target for energy companies. With one-third of the world's coral reefs dying, this urgent doc follows a team of conservationists in a race against time to save Vamizi.
7-8 Aug (Mon-Tue), 2pm