CORVALLIS, Ore. – “Saving Atlantis,” a feature-length documentary on coral reefs produced by Oregon State University filmmakers, will be shown Aug. 31 through Sept. 6 at Darkside Cinema, 215 S.W. Fourth St., Corvallis.
The first screening will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Filmmakers David Baker and Justin Smith of Oregon State Productions, the team behind the documentary, will be on hand for a question-and-answer session with the audience following the film.
“Saving Atlantis,” focuses on the dramatic decline of coral reef ecosystems around the world and the impact on people who depend on them. The film’s producers followed coral microbiologist Rebecca Vega Thurber and other researchers from Oregon State and around the world who are uncovering the causes of coral decline and looking to find solutions so they don’t completely disappear.
The film is narrated by Emmy-winning narrator Peter Coyote, who has voiced several documentaries by Ken Burns, including last year’s “The Vietnam War.”
For additional screening times and ticket information, visit: https://darksidecinema.com/.
To watch a trailer for the film, visit: https://youtu.be/izXVAYQOAFg.
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Michelle Klampe, 541-737-0784, [email protected]
David Baker, 541-737-8323, [email protected]