Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas' Wild Ocean (above, top photo) and Greg MacGillivray's Hurricane on the Bayou, narrated by Meryl Streep, will be screened as the final installment of Part One of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, December 9, at 7 p.m. at the California Science Center’s IMAX Theater in Exposition Park. Admission is free.
Shot along the KwaZulu-Natal Coast of South Africa, Wild Ocean delves into the realm of dolphins, sharks and whales, whose environment is being impacted by economic and ecological factors. Wild Ocean was produced by Don Kempf, Steve Kempf and David Marks.
Environmental concerns are also broached in Hurricane on the Bayou, which depicts the devastation Hurricane Katrina wrought on New Orleans. Greg MacGillivray will be present to take questions from the audience following the screening.
Part Two of "Contemporary Documentaries" will run from March through June of 2010.
The California Science Center is located in Exposition Park, at the corner of Figueroa Street and 39th Street, south of downtown Los Angeles. Doors open at 6 p.m. All seating is unreserved. For additional information, visit www.oscars.org or call (310) 247-3600.