Turtle: The Incredible Journey
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31 Aug 2009
Turtle: The Incredible Journey, showing worldwide later this year, reaches beyond the life of a sea turtle and her battle to survive to the heart of the ocean around her. SOSF, an international marine conservation non-profit, and their partners Big Wave Productions have produced a film that not only captures the interest and imagination of their audience but also brings the very real marine conservation issues plaguing our seas to light. "With the growing interest in cinema documentaries, entering the big screen domain of Hollywood gives us a chance to reach new audiences and raise much needed awareness about the threats to our oceans. We hope to inspire the children of today to be custodians of our marine world tomorrow, while at the same time stirring their parents to save our seas now." says Chris Clarke, the Director of the SOSF. SOSF believes that watching the film at the cinema will allow for a more dramatic and emotional experience than a TV production, keeping the ocean and issues such as over-fishing, destructive and wasteful fishing methods, pollution and the negative impacts of beach development at the forefront of people's minds. "Though the popcorn may have long vanished we hope the impact on people from the film will help stop the ocean's inhabitants from going the same way," says Chris. SOSF encourages the audience to track the star of the film, a loggerhead turtle named FeeBee who was released off the Florida coast in 2008, on their website (www.saveourseas.com). It also urges people to become active in helping protect sea turtles and supports several marine turtle research projects across the globe.
Author: Save Our Seas Foundation
Related Topics: Marine Reptiles
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