The Hamptons Conservation & Wildlife Film Festival

Sag Harbor, NY

September 24-26, 2010

Tickets are: $15.00 per film session $85.00 for opening reception

To purchase tickets contact: Bay Street Theater Box Office 631-725-9500

Friday, September 24 Opening Reception 6:00-9:00 PM

6:00-7:00 PM Cocktails and hors d’oeuvers

7:00-7:45 PM Keynote Speaker, Fabien Cousteau

7:45-8:30 Film: Cotton Tops ** World Premier **

The Cotton-Top Tamarin is endemic to Colombia's Caribbean Coast and it's critically endangered of extinction. The socio-economical problems of the region are threatening the Cotton-Top and its habitat. For the past few years, however, the conservation group "Proyecto Titi's" has been working with the community to help preserve the Cotton-Top and give the people an opportunity to succeed. The will for development in the region may be the Tamarins biggest enemy in the near future.

* Q & A with Pardo Frederico, Director/Producer

8:30-9:00 Continue with reception

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Saturday, September 25 10:00 AM-10:00 PM

Series 1 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Save Our Sharks Save Our Seas Foundation 7 minutes Producer/Director: Caroline Brett Country: England Save Our Sharks highlights the terrible price of tradition. Sharks are finnedalive for a tastless soup with no nutritional value. Once the privledge of only the affluent, new wealth in Asia has made shark fin soup more affordable. Thehigh priceof fins makes shark fishing very profitable and millions are slaughtered every year. Many species now face extinction. Life on earth relies on the sea. The ocean needs sharks: the killing must stop.

Rethink the Shark Save Our Seas Foundation 1 minute 20 seconds Producer/Director: Caroline Brett Country: England Rethink The Shark is a pastiche of scenes from the orignal movie “JAWS”. Ituses the iconography of shark as a man-eater but has a twist to subvert audience expectation. On a crowded beach a woman screams in terror. People rush from the surf. A classic triangular shape in the water turns out to be a toaster, something more dangerous than a shark. In Awe of Sharks Save Our Seas Foundation 6 minutes Producer/Director: Caroline Brett Country: England Page 2 of

In Awe of the Shark is a passionate pleas from marine scientists all over the world to “Rethink The Shark”. Sharks are not vicous man hunters. They are sensative, inquisitive, playful and intelligent. Sharks have lived in the seas before the time of the dinosaurs. The oceans are delicately balanced, take out sharks and it will tip the scales. The consquences will be devistating. Save Our Seas: Shark Finning WildAid 50 minutes Country USA The Save Our Seas Shark Fining Documentary describes the horrors of the modern day fishing industry. WildAid created this documentary in the hopes of raising awareness about unsustainable fishing practices that are destroying global marine ecosystems at an alarming rate. Shark fining, dynamite fishing, shrimp farming, and whaling are all contributing to a severe reduction in marine biodiversity, with unforeseen consequences for aquatic ecosystems as a whole. Legislation, management, and law enforcement are absolutely necessary in order to protect our marine ecosystems and to transform fisheries into a sustainable industry. Yao Ming: Shark Fin Soup WildAid 1 minute WildAid public service announcement features NBA all star Yao Ming refusing to eat a bowl of shark fin soup that is served to him at a catered banquet. The message of this awareness campaign focuses on reducing the demand for shark fin soup. Devil's Teeth Indpendant Directed by Roger Teich & Ron Elliott 10 minutes Country: USA Ron Elliott is the only sea urchin diver at the Farallon Islands off the coast of Northern California, where he shares the water with big Great White Sharks. Devils Teeth is a short independent film that shows Ron in the water with this magnificentand graceful predators. Page 3 of

The Man in the Grey Suit Independant Directed by Roger Teich & Ron Elliott 8 minutes Country: USA ** World Premier ** “The Man in the Grey Suit” is surfer-slanf for the Great White Shark, the landlord of the sea. This film offers a surreal take on the shark and its ways. Footage was taken at the Farallon Islands over the course of two-decades by Ron Elliott and Scot Anderson, diver and researcher. Their images reflect their lives working off-the-clock for sheer joy of the elements, the chance encounter and lonely pursuit. More than a home-movie, this film is a harrowing edge-as if your boat capsized,or you left the safety of the shark cage behind. * Films followed by Q & A with filmmaker Roger Teich 84 minutes of films 30 minutes for Roger 6 minute break * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series 2 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Africa's Lost Eden Produced by Keenan Smart National Georgraphic Television 50 minutes Country: USA It was known as then place where Noah left his Ark: 4,000 square kilometers of luch floodplains in central Mozambique, packerd with wildl animals. But fifteen years of civil war took a heavy toll-many species were almost completely wiped out for the bush meat trade. Today, conservationist battle to restore Gorongosa National Park to its former glory, and save it from present-day threats that could destroy it forever. Page 4 of

Leatherback Turtle Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 01:34 Country: Guyana A short film of a female leatherback turtle and her struggle to come a shore to dig and next and lay her eggs on Shell Beach in Guyana. Leatherback’s are the world’s largest sea turtles andcan weigh 1,700 pounds. Guyana’s Conservation Officers Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 02:00 Country: Guyana A short film that profiles the members of Guyana’s Conservation Officers that dedicate their lives to protect the species and habitat of this South American country. Shark Tagging Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 01:40 Country: USA

This film highlights Conservation International’s efforts to keep sharks safe in international waters and help consumers make smart decisions when it comes to the consumption and purchase of seafood. Bump in the Night Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 01:45 Country: USA A short film that presents wildlife emerging from the darkness as Conservation Explorers discover and protect nocturnal species while most of the world’s human population is a sleep. Page 5 of

Dara: The Hairy Nosed Otter Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 01:15 Country: Cambodia In Cambodia Buddist Monks are helping to protect the Hairy-Nosed Otter in Phnohm Phen one of the countries most endangered mammals. Ana Paula Araujo Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 02:00 Country: Brazil Meet Ana Paula Araujo, Brazil’s top supermodel as she discusses her work for and why she supports Conservation International’s work in her native country to protect habitat and wildlife. Field Chronicles: Abrolhos Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 11:40 Country: Brazil This short film discusses the creation of the 1st Marine Park off the coast of Brazil to protect the unique biodiversity found no where else in the world. Stunning footage of marine life in and around the coral reefs of this unique marine sactuary.

The Forest Connection Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 7:00 Country: USA This film examines the loss of forests and how it impacts not just that region but all the world’s countries; inlcuding climate change, food production, clean drinking waterand economic productivity. Page 6

Turning the Tide Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 03:00 Country: USA Life on Earth originated from the sea. The mesaure of salt is half that of the ocean. The oceans cover 70% of the earth’surface and provides 80% of the oxygen we breath. The oceans provide protien for 1in 4 people, regualtes global temperature and absorbs 80% of climate changing heat. The oceans give us medicine, transportation, recreation and economic opportunities. What are we giving back to the oceans… Coral Triangle Conservation International Duration: 01:30 Country: Phillippines This short film examines the 6 million square miles of ocean in the Phillippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Solomons Island. Stunning underwater footag of marine life found no where else on the globe. Kayapo: The Guardians of the Amazon Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 03:00 Country: Brazil This is the story of the Kayapo an indigenous tribe that is fighting to save not only their land but all of the unique biodiversity in their region of Brazil. Blue Auction Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 05:00 Country: USA Famed marine biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle presents this film to discuss why 70% of the worlds fisheries have been depleted and 90% of the oceans top predators have been removed. But there is hope as some countries are protecting the remaining pockets of marine life and small signs that populations can one day recover. Page 7

The Lost World of the Foja Mountains Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 04:00 Country: Indonesia The Foja Mountains is home to largest area of old growth forest in Indonesia. Here more new species of terrestrial animals and plants (over 60) have been discovered in the 21st Century in this small region than anywhere else on earth.

Predator Compensation Fund Conservation International ** World Premier** Duration : 04:00 Country: Kenya This Conservation International program compensates Masaii tribesman and cattleman for taken livestock andto stopkilling lions in retaliation. This film examines this program and the success it has had building community relations and protecting this majestic big cat. Congo Expedition Conservation International ** World Premier ** Duration: 5:00 minutes Country: Democratic Republic of Congo This short film examines Conservation International’s efforts to save both the Brower’s gorilla and the DRC, the Mountain Gorialla’s in Virunga National Park and the progress has been made in recent years. Liberia Comservation International Executive Producer: Flavia Castro Duration: 5:00 minutes Country: Liberia Page 8

Liberia is the “Green Spot” of West Africa. With half of its territory still covered by lush tropical rain forests, the country is part of the Guinen Forests of West Africa Hotspot thatstretches from Camroon to eastern Sierra Leone, one of the 34 biodiversity rihest and most endangered regions in the world. The video shows Liberia’s great conservation opportunity despite critical and severe challenges, including extreme poverity and the consequences of years of a devasting civil war. Home to a number of globally endangered species, such as forest elephants, western chimpanzees and pygmy hippos, Liberia shows her other face to the world through this film: A face of hope for the future as the country starts to implement an ambitious conservation agenda that will benefitmany generations to come.

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Series 3 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Wombats Kevin Baker, Director/Producer Duration: 6 minutes Country: Australia ** World Premier ** “Wombat” is a short and true story of an orphaned baby wombat that was hand-reared (from when it weighed less than 6 ounces), then released back into the wild three years later (as a 60 pound adult). It found its way back to the person who raised it and then dug a burrow 20 yards from their back door. The film poses a serious question: How much animals are comprimised in their behavior when humans intervene in their lives. Wolverine: Chasing The Phantom NATURE Gianna Savoie, Producer Duration: 60 minutes Country: USA Through the heart of the frozen north, roams a creature with a mystique as old as the mountains and a reputation as big as all outdoors: Wolverine. The name conjures an image of a savage, solitary killer who crushes bones to powder with powerful jaws. But who, really, is the wolverine? Page 9

We’ll travel deep into the secretive world of this mysterious carnivore with the bold few who have spent years on the wolverine’s trail. As we meet this phantom face to face, we find a remarkable animal far more vulnerable than villainous, with a fierce appetite for survival and for surprise. * Filmed followed by a Q&A with Gianna Savoie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Series 4 4:00-6:00 PM

“The Last Elephants in Thailand” For the Love of Animals 38 minutes Producer/Director: Dr. Donald Tayloe Country: Thailand Language: English * East Coast Premier “The Last Elephants in Thailand’ is the story about how one woman’s love of elephants ledher toopen the first elephant hospital in Thailand. It is also about the conflict beingraged in Thailland over the fate of the few remaining wild elephants. On oneside there are those who want to exploit these animlas to perform tricks, give tourist rides in Bangkok and paint. On the other side are people who love elephants and are trying to prent them from abuse and exploitation.

Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators Green Fire Productions 60 minutes Producer: Karen Anspacher-Meyer Country: USA Lords Of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators - Can a wolf help grow a forest, or a cougar save a butterfly? Only if we let them. Lords Of Nature is the story of a science no discovering our top most predators as revitalizing forces of nature, and of a society now learning tolerance for beasts they once banished. Page 10

Narrated by Peter Coyote, Lords of Nature follows the work of scientists in the quest to decipher the great predators’ role in the web of life and reveals top predators as keystones in the stability and balance of nature. * Q & A with Will Stolzenberg from the Eastern Cougar Foundation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Series 5 6:00-8:00 PM

What Would Darwin Think: Man vs Nature in the Galapagos Ocean 8 Films Produced & Directed by John Bowermaster 26 minutes Country: USA After Charles Darwin first visited theisland archipelago of Galapogos in 1839, it took him another twenty years to decipher the scene he had witnessed, the most perectly preserved biodiversity on the planet. His theory of evolution-published 150 years ago-pulled back the curtain on a debate that had been simmering for years, and still percolated. Today darwin would be surprised by the touris mecca Galapogos has become; 200,00 visitors a year, 40,000 permannent residents. Theimpact onthemost unique collection ofendemic wildlife in the world has been heavy;toomany people bringing too many of their ways (and invasive species) from the outside world threating the fututre of this one-of-a-kind place. Whatould Darwin think of how Galapagos has eveloved in the twenty-first century? Recovering a Species: The Red Wolf US Fish & Wildlife Duration: 23 minutes Country: USA Page 11

Pelagic Magic Underwater Video Productions 28 minutes Produced & Directed by Matthew J. D’Avella Country: USA ** World Premier ** The dive “Pelagic Magic” is a deep water diving adventure in Kona Hawaii. After dark we head several miles off shore where the water is 5000-7000 feet deep and we dive into the darkness to see and film what lurks below. Under the cover of night the deep-water gelatinous pelagic animals come to the surface to feed.

The film “Pelagic Magic” is an evolutionary synopsis of the open ocean deep-water gelatinous animals and their place on the evolutionary time line. The animals are separated by phylum and listed with their scientific name, common name, and size, beginning with the oldest and finishing with us, humans. 77 minutes of films 30 Q&A with John 13 minute break * Q & A with world famous wildlife filmmaker John Bowermaster

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Series 6 8:00 PM-10:00 PM

“Living with the Jaguar” Directed by Andrea Rüthlein Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation Duration: 44 minutes Country: Germany Language: English ** World Premier **

“Living with the Jaguar” The world’s third-largest cat has struggled for survival on the South American continent for years. Conditions for the feline predator only improved in Brazil after ratification of the Endangered Species Convention. Today, there are thought to be at least 8,000 Jaguars in the Pantanal, Brazil’s huge wetland. A photographer and several researchers fight for the preservation of the Patanal’s animals. Page 12

The scientists equip the Jaguars with tracer collars to follow their movements in the densely populated south Pantanal. In the North, photographer Douglas Trent follows the animal’s population in a remote natural preserve, tracking down almost every jaguar.

“Al Maha - Through the eyes of a Falcon” Directed by Christian Hermann Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation Duration: 30 minutes Country: Germany Language: English ** North America Premier ** “Al Maha-Through the eyes of a Falcon” This documentary is aimed to show the success of conservation in Al Maha, where the first region for conservation and reintroduction of rare and endangered species in Dubai was established. This is also the place, where young Saker-Falcons are captive bred to increase critically low population. For the first time ever, one Sheik had the vision to breed falcons for only one purpose: to release them into the wild to support the small population of this endangered species. The film follows these “special birds” from their hatch in Dubai to their youth and their release into the wild in Uzbekistan. “My Pantanal” Panthera Andrea Heydlauff, Managing Director Duration: 9 minutes Country: USA ** World Premier * *

“My Pantanal” is a film about a boy named Aereuilso who lives on a ranch in the Pantanal, the world’s largest and wildest wetland, in Brazil. Aereuilso shows us what it is like to be a Pandanero (cowboy), riding his horse, doing his chores, and exploring this incredible landscape that is teeming with wildlife, including the jaguar. Sadly, jaguars have been hunted by people who are trying to protect their cows, but Aureuilso’s ranch is different. He lives on a conservation ranch where the cowboys and biologists are working together to show that ranching and jaguars can co-exist in this magical place. * Q & A with Andrea Heydlauff, Managing Director of Panthera

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Sunday, September 26 10:00 AM –10:00 PM Series 7 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions Taurus Productions Ginger Kathrens, Producer Duration: 52 minutes Country: USA Cloud: Challenge of the Stallionsn is the next chapter in the exciting life of the charismatic stallion, Cloud and the wild horses of the spectacular Arrowhead Mountains of Montana. This new adventure captures the twists and turns of a complex family drama; a tale of two stallions, Cloud and Shaman, who raise each other’s sons: Flint and Bolder. Over the past 16 years, filmmaker Ginger Kathrens has come to know and love these horses and their wild home. This story beginsas Ginger returns to the mountaintop to find a dramatic battle unfolding in which Clouud proves his frowing strength as a band stallion. Cloud’s lead mare, Sitka proves to be an invaluable in keeping the band together, despite the efforts of a pack of bachelor stallions, as Cloud fights to win Velvet, a mare he played with years ago as a foal. Fiveyears in the making, this unpredicatable tale is epic and intimate,tragic and joyful. Cloud fights to win new mares, surprising foals are born, lethal predators prowl, and a government bait trapping operation endangers Cloud’s family. Ginger Kathrens again captures the dynamic, complex,and beautiful world of wild horses.

Forever Wild: Celebrating America’s Wilderness Chelsea Congdon, Executive Producer First Light Films Duration: 57 minutes Country: USA “Forever Wild: Celebrating America’s Wilderness” captures the glory of underdeveloped, wild places through stunning images and the passionate tales of America’s modern wilderness heroes-volunteers from New Hampshire to California who work to preserve a legacy of wilderness for all of us to enjoy, forever. Wilderness is one of America’s greatest treasures. Page 14

These undisturbed public lands are the last reservoirs of fresh water, clean air, healthy wildlife habitat and quit recreation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series 8 12:00 PM-2:00 PM Alien Ocean Michael W. Fincham, Director & Producer Maryland Sea Grant College Duration: 30 minutes Country: USA Green crabs from the Baltic Sea. Zebra mussels from the Black Sea. Seagrasses from Japan. Clams from Korea. Dozens of alien species are infiltrating hundreds of American harbors, bays and rivers. How did they get here? And how are they changing our waters? Alien Ocean tells a dramatic story of callop fisherman, cargo ship captains and pilots, and the scientists who are pioneering a new field called “invasion ecology.” Who Killed Crassostrea Virginica? Michael W. Fincham, Director & Producer Maryland Sea Grant College Duration: 60 minutes Country: USA

The Chesapeake was once home to the richest oyster grounds in the world. The native oyster, Crassostrea virginica, built massive reefs and filtered vast reaches of the Bay, removing algae and sediment. Now those reefs are gone. The historic fishery is a mere shadow. What happened? Who killed the Bay's native oysters? This hour-long documentary sets out to answer that question. Produced, written, and directed by veteran filmmaker Michael W. Fincham, the film details both the poignant destruction of a fabled fishery and the prolonged scientific inquiry into the origins of a killer parasite. Page 15

The film asks whether we can bring the oyster back, and whether we can save both the oyster reefs and the oystermen. It peers toward a future where the Bay's historic oyster grounds may shrink to low-salinity areas where disease does not dominate. * Q & A with Dr. Robert Finchum Series 9 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Let Nature Bring You Back to Your Senses

David McGowan, Executive Producer Ravenswood Media Duation: 1 minutes, 30 seconds

Country: USA Let Nature BringYou Back To Your senses is a public service announcement produced for the Nature Conservancy of Indiana. The films goal is to entice a general audience to explore the natural world around them. Through the use of brillantly captured moments only found in nature, the audience feels the pull to get out and explore. MELT Toni Houston Duration: 43 minutes County: Singapore ** World Premier **

MELT is an unprecendented audi-visual experience directed and editedby Australian film-maker Toni Houston. Five years in the making, the footage was takenall over the world, including unique scenes from the Artic, Antartica, South America, Mediterranean and Europe. The footage comes from the courtesy of Linblad Expeditions.

This DVD perfectly compliments the lyrics and tone of singer/songwrite Corrine Gibbons and takes the audience on a magical tour; a seamless fusion ofmulti-cultural portraits, exotic animals-includingpolar bears, penguines and seals. In addition, dramatic landscapes, of ice, desert and metropolis. Page 16

Skimming the Surface Landon Lott, Producer Duration: 7 minutes Country: USA ** World Premier ** * Q&A with Landon Lott 54 minutes of film 30 Q & A with Landon Loyy 38 minute break

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Opaque Dive Expert Tours Rainer Schimpf, Director Duration: 24 minutes Country: South Africa

Subjects and characters lead together and come to one possible solution only Protect the Oceans. “It doesn't matter where on Earth you live everyone is utterly dependent on the existence of that living saltwater soup. There's plenty of water in the universe without life, but nowhere is there life without water. The living ocean drives planetary chemistry, governs climate, provides the cornerstone of the life-support system for all creatures on our planet. That's why the ocean matters. If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one.

Saving the Seaflower Conch Bradley Allgood, Director Duration: 16 minuutes Country: Columbia

Ecoviews: Reclaiming the Bay Bradley Allgood, Director Duration: 24 minutes Country: USA Page 17

Power to the People: Empowering Communities Through Renewable Energy Technologies Bradley Allgood Duration: 18 minutes Country: Nicaragua ** World Premier ** 60 minutes films 30 minutes Q & A 30 minute break * Q & A with Bradley Allgood

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Series 11 6:00PM – 8:00 PM “Antartica Dreaming” David Hannan, Producer Plankton Productions Duration: 82 minutes Country: Australia ** World Premier ** Imagine a world colored by ice and fire, carved by hurricane force winds, weighed by glaciers, carpeted by wildlife perfectly adapted to freezing conditions andwinters of perpectual darkenss: a world essentially inhospitable to man, still largely unexplored. It is the White Continent… Antartica. Featuring the Antartica Peninsula, South Georgia Island and the Falklands, Antartica Dreaming documents all the major Antartica and sub Antartic animals and their life-cycles over an entire season, and captureas the varying climatic and ice conditions from wild white blizzards to fire red sunsets reflected in a glassy sea. Some of the fascinating creatures include Gentoo, Adelie Rockhopper, Chinstrap and King penguins, crabeater, Weddell, Leopard, Fur and Elephant seals and abroad montage of seabirds. Page 18

Infinite Oceans R.E.M Films Rich Morris, Producer Duration: 34 minutes Country: USA Throughout history it was always believed that the oceans were an infinite, inexhaustible resource. They provided limitless food, recreation and all the elements to support evolving societies on every continent. This notion, however, couldn’t be further from the truth.

Phil Klein, noted fisheries analyst for Greenpeace, summed it up very concisely, “It wasn’t until we learned how to catch all the fish in the sea that we started to catch all the fish in the sea”. Over population, global climate change and abuse have taken their toll and our once limitless resources are now on the verge of collapse, a possibly irreversible trend.

Join producer/cameraman Rick Morris as he explores the underwater world and poses the questions only the seasoned experts can answer. “Infinite Oceans” is a look into the world of inner space through the eyes, lenses and hearts of some of the world’s most famous image-makers, writers, scientists, conservationists and environmentalists. Travel the world and hear what the voices of wisdom and experience have to say. National Geographic Photographers David Doubilet and Jen Hayes, 3D IMAX film producers Howard & Michele Hall, Diving Legend Stan Waterman, author Mark Kurlansky, Dr. Sylvia Earle and a host of other experts contribute their insights and images in a way that will both intrigue and entertain while educating the viewers. The film also features an outstanding sound track and is shot and produced in HD * Q & A with Rick Morris after film in the lobby. Page 19

Series 12 8:00PM –10:00 PM Coral Sea Dreaming David Hannan, Producer Plankton Productions Duration: 87 minutes Country: Australia ** North America Premier ** Awaken into the very heart of life-and death-on acoral reef. It is a story that spans 500 million years and stars some of the most exotic and wonderrous marine creatures on earth. Coral is the planet’s greatest natural architect, and coral reefs boast the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem. Emmy-award winning cinematographer David Hannan has filmed for seven years to create this magnifent testimonial to our extraordinary undersea world, set to an original score by Tania Rose. We meet thousands of reef inhabitents, from ancient turtles to feeding sharks, adorable pygmy seahorses and savage seaslugs, witness a manta ray ballet and counting octopus. Specialized, stateof-the-art high-degination technology captures these animals with unprecedented intimacy. Illustrating elaborate courtship displays, mating rituals, freeding frenzies, intense night-time predation, cannibalism and chemical warfare. Many of the sequences have never been filmed before. Some may never be filmed again. Corals have survived 5 mass extinctions. But can they survive us? Coral Reefs: Living Cities of the Seas Save Our Seas Foundation Producer/Director: Caroline Brett 6 minutes Country: England

Coral Reefs are like underwater cities that are home to billions of tiny animals. Corals are complex, dynamic, mysterious creatures that builld structures like marine high-rise buildings. The Great Barrier Reef stretches for over 2,600 km and is the largest liiving structure on earth. Reefs provide homes, food and shelter for millions of other animals. 25% of all marine creatures live in or around coral reefs. These stone cities o the sea, abundant with life, are fragile, vulnerable to damage, pollution and suffocation through sedimentation. This film helps people learn more about reef communities and how to protect them from harm. To preserve the unique beauty of the coral reef, please show some coral sense… 93 minutes of film 25 for closing remarks Page 20