17th Annual International Ocean Film Festival

Shorts Program - 14 films

Expired August 17, 2020 6:45 AM
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Shorts Program (TRT: 59 min)


  1. In Your Hands - Brandon Moore, USA, 1 min
  2. Under the Sea - Paula Schwabe, Germany, 1 min
  3. Spot Stands Up - Zack McCune & Larisa Berger, USA, 2 min
  4. Only One World Left - Alican Abacı, Turkey, 3 min
  5. Be A Better Roommate - Patrick Gilmore, USA, 3 min
  6. FreeFLY - Avery Bazan, USA, 4 min
  7. The Mother - Lutfu Tanriover, Turkey, 4 min
  8. Transformation - Capt. Gui Garcia & Cathryn Castle Garcia, USA, 4 min
  9. Black Moon' Trent Mitchell - Robert Sherwood, Australia, 5 min
  10. SPACE SHARKS - Stefan Schumacher, USA, 5 min
  11. Warty Sea Cucumbers - Christi Cooper & Liz Smith, USA, 6 min
  12. Stories From the Blue: Million Waves Project - NOAA, USA, 6 min
  13. Tahiry Honko - Blue Ventures, UK, 6 min
  14. Dick Ogg: Fisherman - Cynthia Abbott, USA, 9 min - *IOFF Shorts Award Winner*

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