Annapolis Film Festival unfolds this upcoming weekend, March 31-April 3, and includes some interesting films about life along the water and sailing, including two by sailing commentator and director, Gary Jobson. If you've never been to this special festival, we encourage you to check it out. You can buy tickets for individual films as well as day-long or full-festival passes, and screenings take place all over Annapolis from USNA to the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. Here are five more reasons sailors will go!
Part of the Environmental Showcase
The Last Bay Scallop?, directed by John Stanton
St. Anne’s Parish House
Friday, April 1, 2 p.m.
The waters of Nantucket Bay contain the last commercially viable bay scallop fishery on the East Coast. No one contests that the harvest is in decline. With the loss of the scallops' eel grass habitat, fishermen and scientists alike fight to protect this cultural and economic staple, so vital to the island's heritage. (USA, 2016, 30 min.). Q&A To Follow. Director John Stanton
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Ocean Stories: Greg Stone, directed by Patrick Creadon
While recounting the deep sea exploration adventures of his youth, marine biologist and conservationist Dr. Greg Stone presents a cautionary view of the future of our fragile ocean ecosystem.
Vanishing Sail Sunday
April 3 at 10 a.m.
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts Auditorium, 801 Chase Street, Annapolis.
The award-winning documentary charts the journey of master Caribbean wooden boat builder Alwyn Enoe on his quest to build one last wooden sloop and the culminating race. Following the screening will be a Q&A with director and cinematographer Alexis Andrews, with special guest author and maritime scholar, Douglas C. Pyle, moderated by ESPN sailing commentator, Gary Jobson. Trailer and more information at VanishingSail.com.
The Magic and Mystery of Sable Island, directed by Gary Jobson
shown at Annapolis Elementary School
Sunday, April 3, 3:15 p.m.
About 200 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, lies Sable Island, home to seals, wild horses, and a few Canadian researchers. With every storm the dunes and shorelines of Sable Island's 21-mile crescent shift, uncovering and covering again 400 shipwrecks and archeological evidence of over 200 years of habitation. Set against one of the most remote and beautiful landscapes in North America, the fragile relationship between man and nature is presented in stark relief. 42 minutes. Q&A To Follow. Director Gary Jobson
And following that one, Ted Turner’s Greatest Race: 1979 Fastnet, directed by Gary Jobson
Ted Turner was already an America's Cup champion when he entered the 1979 Fastnet race. What unfolded was a life-or-death struggle. 14 min
Q&A To Follow. Director Gary Jobson
We love this old pic of Gary at 29!
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