Coastal Culture Program (TRT: 89 min) <ol><li>Tahiry Honko - Blue Ventures, United Kingdom, 6 min</li><li>A Better Life - Blue Habits Baja - Ben Hamilton, USA, 7 min</li><li>OUR ATOLL SPEAKS, Ko Talatala Mai Tō Mātou Wenua - Gemma Cubero del Barrio, USA, 14</li><li>Last Cast - Ashley Siana, USA, 13</li><li>Kokoly - Blue Ventures, United Kingdom, 15</li><li>Made in Paradise - Yang Yang, USA, 34 min</li></ol>

Tahiry Honko - 6 min West CoastMangroves are the forests of the sea. Adapted for salty conditions where the land meets the ocean,&nbsp;they provide essential ecosystem services to local people in the Bay of Assassins in Madagascar who are being dramatically affected by mangrove deforestation. Mangroves provide nurseries for fish, protection against large storms, and some mangrove forests can store up to 6 times more carbon per unit area than the Amazonian rainforest. Blue Ventures is working with locals to restore mangrove forests, increase carbon storage potential and provide sustainable livelihoods.

Tahiry Honko

A Better Life - Blue Habits Baja - 7 min Bay Area PremiereMeet Huber Omar Murillo Nuñez, a sea-turtle poacher in Baja California. Like many people worldwide who depend on the ocean and its resources as a means of survival, Huber thought he had no choice but to be a poacher. Enter effective sustainable tourism and his life is turned around… for the better.

A Better Life - Blue Habits Baja

OUR ATOLL SPEAKS (Ko Talatala Mai Tō Mātou Wenua), Gemma Cubero del Barrio, 14 min, USA IOFF Coastal Culture Award Winner - United States PremiereOur Atoll Speaks is a short meditation on the environmental knowledge of the people of Pukapuka, an atoll in the Northern Group of the Cook Islands. Developed from interviews with Pukapukans from 2015-17, it interweaves stunning images of the translucent seas, frigate birds, spear fishing and taro patches. Indigenous climate knowledge and conservation practices developed over thousands of years teach us that when we know and connect with our environment, we will know how to conserve and adapt to it. Tune into the live-stream Q&amp;A with Gemma Cubero del Barrio, Amelia Borofsky, Johnny Frisbie and Pio Ravarua on Thursday August 6 at 6:00 PM PST. Click <a href="https://watch.eventive.org/ioff2020/play/5efbc3ec605ebc0a3e93810d/5ed7c90b276c5100308baf3a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to learn more.

OUR ATOLL SPEAKS, Ko Talatala Mai Tō Mātou Wenua

Last Cast - 13 min World PremiereLocal fishermen in the Maldives have been fishing here since they were children. This film transports us to the thriving marine ecosystems of the Maldives with their giant clams, rays, sea turtles, jellyfish, octopuses, colorful coral and tropical fish. What will come of this cornucopia of life in the future? This documentary unveils the plight of fishing in the Maldives if such practices as purse seine fishing of tuna outside of Maldivian waters and similar devastating practices continue.

Last Cast

Kokoly - 15 min West Coast PremiereAn extraordinary fisherwoman, Kokoly, spends her day in and around waters in southwest Madagascar. She is fearless and skillful in the water and highly respected in the community. Despite her hardscrabble life and environmental changes from overfishing and habitat destruction, she perseveres. Nothing will stop Kokoly!

Kokoly

Made in Paradise - 34 min West Coast PremiereMade (Ma-de) Bayak is a Balinese artist, environmentalist, and teacher and also an inspiration. He is a leader among the locals trying to stop the torrent of tourists and developers overwhelming the island’s unique culture and once unspoiled shoreline.

Made in Paradise

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