17th Annual International Ocean Film Festival

Marine Sciences & Wildlife Program - 7 films

Expired August 17, 2020 6:45 AM
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Marine Sciences & Wildlife Program (TRT: 73 min)


  1. Be a Better Roommate - Patrick Gillmore, USA, 3 min
  2. FreeFLY - Avery Bazan, USA, 4 min
  3. The Mother - Lutfu Tanriover, Turkey, 4 min
  4. Scott Portelli | Swimming with Gentle Giants, Stefan Andrews, Australia, 10 min
  5. Just Keep Swimming - Patrick Rynne, USA, 12 min
  6. A Voice Above Nature - Annie Moir, UK, 13 min
  7. Changing Seas: "The Cordell Bank: A National Treasure" - Alexa Elliott, USA, 27 min

The Mother - 4 min

The final month of the female octopus’s short life is spent tending her recently fertilized eggs. She uses all her energy to protect them from predators and aerate the surrounding water, until, still tiny, the eggs hatch and swim away, adrift in the water column. For the mother, it is time to die.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    4 minutes
  • Country
    Turkey
  • Director
    Lutfi Tanriover