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WE ARE EDUCATION FOCUSED

The ocean films of Macillivray Freeman Films present the importance of conservation education through a wide vaiety of stories. We further leverage this content by creating educational materials so that the lessons of the film can readily be brouht to the classroom. Here are teh resources we are pleased to offer.

THE LIVING SEA EDUCATOR'S RESOURCES

GRADES K-5

FILM SYNOPSIS: Celebrate the beauty and power of the ocean and explore our relationship with this complex and fragile environment.  Shot in locations around the world and featuring spectacular footage from the islands of Palau, audiences swim among thousands of golden jellyfish and witness the bizarre.

TOPICS: Spawning behavior of giant clams. Surf thundering waves in Hawaii and ride in a Coast Guard 
training to save lives at Cape Disappointment, home to some ofthe roughest surf in the world. And follow a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) 3,000 feet down through theocean depths to view strange creatures (one as long as a football field!) which live where sunlight never penetrates.

 

DOLPHINS EDUCATOR'S RESOURCES

GRADES 4-8

FILM SYNOPSIS: Imagine floating in the crystalline, the Bahamas. Swimming alongside you are some of the most graceful and extraordinary creatures on earth—wild dolphins. From the dazzling coral reefs of the Bahamas to the wind-swept seas of Patagonia, go under the water’s surface for a romp with inquisitive.

TOPICS:  Dolphins, acrobatic dusky dolphins and the familiar bottlenose dolphin. Follow marine researcher
and Dr. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez, as they research the communication of wild dolphins with innovative scientific methods.  From rarely seen fish-herding behavior to a close-up look at complex communication activities, Dolphins offers a fascinating new perspective on the lives of dolphins and their remarkable intelligence.

 

CORAL REEF ADVENTURE EDUCATOR'S RESOURCES

GRADES 4-8

FILM SYNOPSIS: Welcome to a world unlike any other, a world that has been called the “soul of the sea.” See life on a coral reef—where some of the planet’s most diverse, fascinating and mysterious landscapes and creatures exist hidden from our sight.   Voyage to the South Pacific’s coral reefs to view their remarkable contribution to life on earth and the immi

TOPICS:   they currently  Howard and Michele Hall on
the Pacific Ocean – during w hich they attempt to create a lasting cinematic record of thereefs as they exist today. The film captures unprecedented, mesmerizing underwater images of beauty as well as sobering images of reefs in decline.

 

 

ONE WORLD ONE OCEAN ACTIVITIES

Welcome to a world unlike any other, a world that has been called the “soul of the sea.” See life on a coral reef—where some of the planet’s most diverse, fascinating and mysterious landscapes and
creatures exist hidden from our sight.   Voyage to the South Pacific’s coral reefs to view their remarkable contribution to life on earth and the imminent dangers they currently face. Follow husband and wife cinematography team Howard and Michele Hall on a 10-month quest across  the Pacific Ocean – during which they