Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, December 29, 2016 5 FILM From page 4 attendance, including the cinematographers from another fan favorite film of last year’s festival. Michele and Howard Hall will be there to answer questions following a film that shares their life story, “Ocean Stories — The Halls.” These underwater filmmakers will show their 2016 Ocean Environment best film award winner “Humpback Whales” and provide an up-close look at how and why humpbacks communicate, sing, feed, breach, play and migrate nearly 10,000 miles each year. “It gives us an opportunity to show ‘Humpback Whales’ one more time while they (the filmmakers) are here in person to answer questions about filming and working with humpbacks,” Howard says. Former U.S. Navy Rear Adm. David W. Titley, Ph.D. will join the festival following the showing of the film, “The Age of Consequences.” While serving at the Pentagon, Titley led the U.S. Navy’s task force on climate change. Producer Adam Leipzig also will be on hand to discuss the film, “A Plastic Ocean.” A former president of National Geographic Films and senior vice president at Walt Disney Studios, Leipzig’s film credits include “March of the Penguins” and “Dead Poets Society.” Then, BBC film director Tom Mustill returns this year with “Giraffes, Africa’s Gentle Giants,” and Mark Healey will preview his next surf film and talk about how different ocean communities can help move ocean stewardship forward. For those who enjoy the dramatic surf lineup, “Beneath the Surface” and “Red Chargers” will feature big wave surf partners Andrew Cotton and Garrett McNamara in their quest for ever-larger swells in Portugal and the Atlantic. McNamara, who is the world record-holder for the largest wave ever surfed (78 feet), also will be on hand to sign copies of his memoir, “Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom.” There are numerous showings to pique the interest of audiences of all sorts. The Waimea Ocean Film Festival began by accident, Howard says. “I saw a film that seemed so important, I thought it should be shown here,” she recalls. “The film brought attention to the collapse of fisheries worldwide. So many Hawaiians and people here depend on fish, it seemed like something we should understand.” So, she rented a theater five weeks later and found six films that collectively told a story of what was happening in today’s oceans. “I only meant to show the films one time, but people asked if I would bring them to Kona, then to Hilo, then to Maui, then on tour around the mainland and around Canada. After eight showings, I decided to refocus on a full film festival event on this coast, letting people come here instead, and bringing in speakers to point-positive on the various issues we face today, as well as bringing in films that were fun and exciting and inspirational.” Starting a new festival is not easy, and Howard began from scratch: no funding, no website, no logo, no nonprofit status — not even filmmaker connections, equipment or a technical team. “It’s been an incredible process of digging out the foundation and slowly building the structure of the event,” she says. “In eight years, I’ve only taken a handful of days off and spend much of the year working around the clock. I told people in the early years that we were just painting a vision, to give people a sense of how exciting it could be — to have films and speakers playing simultaneously across multiple venues, with so much to choose from. And, slowly, each year more of the foundation fits into place.” The full lineup of films and the complete festival program are available at www. waimeaoceanfilm.org. Festival passes can be purchased online or by calling 854-6095. Photo: POSTMILL STUDIOS Clark Little works to capture images along the North Shore of Oahu. To our Customers and Friends HAPPY NEW YEAR! Ace Hardware &R̆HH%HDQDQG7HD/HDI )RRGODQG.HDCDX *HQNL%X̆HW .HDCDX1DWXUDO)RRGV / /'ULYH,QQ /HPRQJUDVV5HVWDXUDQW /RQJV 3LD+XW 6DGRUUD)ORUDO'HVLJQV 6XEZD\ 6XGVQ'XGV 6XSHUFXWV PARADISE RESTAuRANT SuPPLY STILL OPEN - STILL STRONG OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK - 9:30 AM TO 5:00 PM LARGEST SELECTION OF PROFESSIONAL COOKWARE & SuPPLIES ON ISLAND WE DO KNIFE SHARPENING BRING THIS COUPON IN FOR 20% OFF - NON-SALE ITEMS LARGE SELECTION OF POTS, WOKS, MEAT GRINDERS 250 Kamehameha–Downtown hilo 808 - 933 - FORK (3675)
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