About this Event
Join us Wednesday, September 25th at 6:30pm for a captivating Climate Week NYC screening of the inspiring short film WindShipped (dir. Jon Bowermaster, 2022, 39 min.), co-presented by the Waterfront Alliance and the Climate Film Festival at the South Street Seaport Museum.
Bringing together past, present, and future on the Hudson River, WindShipped reveals the intersections between climate solutions, fossil-free cargo, and community action on New York’s waterways. A thought-provoking panel discussion with the filmmakers and protagonists will follow the screening.
About the Film:
What started as one man’s quixotic dream has turned into reality. For the past five years the 65-foot Schooner has been delivering goods up and down the Hudson River by sail—sans fossil fuels—a throwback to a time when there were 1,200 such boats on the river each day. It turns out buyers prefer the non-polluting, anti-Amazon way of making deliveries.
Advanced registration is suggested for this free event, but walk-ups will be accommodated as possible and drop-ins are welcome. For other City of Water Day events, check out the South Street Seaport's full line-up here, and the region-wide map here!
Program:
6:30pm: Introduction and film screening
7:15pm: Q&A with the filmmakers and additional panelists, to be announced!
About the Filmmaker:
Writer, filmmaker, and adventurer, Jon Bowermaster is a six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council. One of the Society’s “Ocean Heroes,” his first assignment for National Geographic Magazine was documenting a 3,741 mile crossing of Antarctica by dogsled. Jon has written eleven books and produced/directed more than thirty documentary films. His feature documentaries include Dear President Obama, Antarctica, on the Edge, After the Spill, and Ghost Fleet. His National Geographic-sponsored Oceans 8 project took him and his teams around the world by sea kayak over the course of ten years (1999-2008), bringing back stories from the Aleutian Islands to French Polynesia, Gabon to Tasmania, and more, reporting on how the planet’s one ocean and its various coastlines are faring in today’s busy world. Jon lives in New York’s Hudson Valley. He is the President of the One Ocean Media Foundation, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Adventure Science, and Creative Affiliate of The Safina Center. For the past several years, Jon and his One Ocean Media Foundation / Oceans 8 Films team have focused on a series of short films about the environmental risks to and hopes for the Hudson River Valley, the birthplace of the American environmental movement. (hudsonriverstories.com) Jon is a Visiting Lecturer at Bard College in the Environment and Urban Studies Department; tune into his weekly radio show/podcast, “The Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster,” at radiokingston.org.
About the Waterfront Alliance:
After more than a decade and a half of leading the charge in how the New York metropolitan region views and uses its harbor, and with more than 1,100 Alliance Partners committed to bringing real change to our region’s 700+ miles of coastline, the Waterfront Alliance helps to build, transform, revitalize, and protect accessible waterfronts for all communities. Our crucial, long-term focus is on increasing waterfront accessibility for all, advocating for a working waterfront that is a vital source of business activity, preparing our most-impacted communities for the climate crisis, and educating the next generation of waterfront stewards.
About the Climate Film Festival (CFF):
The Climate Film Festival (CFF) is New York City’s first film festival dedicated to climate in all its forms. From narrative and documentary features to experimental and animated shorts, CFF harnesses the transformative power of motion pictures, showcasing new and established voices, classic climate films, and energizing, human stories. CFF’s inaugural festival will be held from September 20-22, 2024.
About the South Street Seaport Museum:
The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic Seaport District, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Seaport Museum includes an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, galleries, working 19th-century print shop, and a fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.”
Images courtesy Brad Vogel and Oceans 8 Films
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
207 Water St, 207 Water Street, New York, United States
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