​Join us at the Anabas Boat Club for a waterfront evening that celebrates the ocean through film, story, and music.

​The night will feature screenings of select winning films from the Oceanic Global Short Film Festival 2025 alongside Lonely Whale's Seaweed Stories. Before the screenings, enjoy live music from Alana Amram at sunset. Set against the backdrop of the water, connect with the sea and your community, be inspired by creativity, and envision a more sustainable future.

​Sip on an "Ocean Potion" cocktail, with 100% of proceeds supporting Oceanic Global's mission.

​Schedule:

• ​6:30pm Doors Open

• ​7:15pm Opening Remarks from Anabas Boat Club, Oceanic Global and Seaweed City

• ​7:30pm Screening Begins

  • ​A Dragon's Dance

  • ​The Cosmos Beneath

  • ​Peixinho

  • ​Seaweed Stories

• ​8:30pm Live Music from Alana Amram, drinks and Mingling until 10pm!

​About the Films:

​Oceanic Global Short Film Festival 2025 Select Winning Films

• ​A Dragon's Story (dir. Dean Spraakman)- An intimate portrait takes the viewer on a journey showcasing the life and reproduction cycle of the Leafy Sea Dragon. 

• ​The Cosmos Beneath (dir. Lucas Lengagne)- A contemplative short film that draws a poetic parallel between the vastness of the ocean and the cosmos, capturing the shared sense of wonder, mystery, and humility they inspire. Through mesmerizing imagery, the film pays tribute to the deep connection between looking up at the stars and diving beneath the waves, revealing nature’s ancient and awe-inspiring majesty.

• ​Peixinho (dir. Kaushiik Subramaniam)- An inspiring story of resilience and transformation in a remote Mozambican village, where one man’s mission to teach children to swim and promote ocean safety sparks hope for the community. As he challenges outdated fishing practices and advocates for sustainable solutions, he bridges generations, redefining what it means to live in harmony with the sea.

​Seaweed Stories (dir. Jake Sumner)- Narrated by Forest Whitaker, directed by Jake Sumner and presented by Lonely Whale in association with Re:wild, Seaweed Stories is a vibrant, global look at the wonders of seaweed, and some of the extraordinary stories and characters whose lives have been entangled by this often overlooked marine organism which may hold answers to some of humanity’s biggest challenges. Seaweed Stories includes insights from a Silicon Valley startup creating plastic alternatives from macroalgae, to the Indigenous Shinnecock Kelp Farmers using seaweed to prove their sovereign right to coastal land, and a scientist in South Korea supporting seaweeds’ sexual reproduction to create new species that can withstand the effects of a changing climate #beatplasticpollution

​Partners:

​The Anabas Boat Club- Founded in 1901, the Anabas Boat Club provides access to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge for all kinds of boating, including fishing, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boarding. It is also great spot for socializing and simply enjoying nature!

​Oceanic Global- Founded in 2016, Oceanic Global (OG) reconnects humanity to the ocean as the beating heart of the earth, and provides tangible solutions and blueprints for coexisting in harmony with the natural world. The 501c3 non-profit builds tools, mobilizes communities, and develops educational resources and standards that inspire global action and catalyze cross-sector change.  In 2018, Oceanic Global launched the Blue Standard (Blue), a first-of-its-kind cross industry standard that establishes universal accountability for responsible business leadership, with over 500 + global businesses in 55+ countries and 7 global governments engaged to date. Oceanic Global is based in New York with international hubs and volunteer bases in New York, London, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Tulum, and Hong Kong. Reflective of its global reach, the organization has additionally been the official non-profit and production contributor to United Nations World Oceans Day since 2019.

​Lonely Whale- Founded in 2015 by Adrian Grenier and Lucy Sumner, Lonely Whale has spearheaded impactful global movements to raise awareness and offer alternatives to problematic plastics, convened a consortium of multi-national brands to create the first global network of ocean-bound plastic supply chains, and supported the global youth movement with the tools and network needed to advance their efforts to secure a future with clean seas. Our team works in partnership with our fiscal sponsor Re:wild, an organization established by a group of renowned conservation scientists and Leonardo DiCaprio to protect and restore the wild – the most effective solution to the interconnected climate, biodiversity and human health crises.