WhereThe Smithtown Library - Smithtown Building, 1 N Country Rd, Smithtown, NY 11787, USA (map)
Description: Mission Blue (2014) 95 min – Join legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle on a personal mission to save the ocean. For generations, we have believed that the ocean is too big to fail.
Having logged over 7000 hours and more than 70 expeditions underwater, Sylvia Earle is uniquely positioned to help us understand why our oceans are troubled. “Mission Blue” traces Sylvia’s remarkable personal journey, from her earliest memories exploring the ocean as a young girl to her days leading a daring undersea mission in the Virgin Islands and beyond. The film deftly weaves her unique personal history with the passion that consumes Sylvia today: creating a global parks system for the ocean that she calls “Hope Spots”. As she eloquently expressed in her TED prize wish, Sylvia passionately believes that this ambitious plan is the best way to restore the health of the ocean.
The film is part oceanic road trip; part biography; part action-adventure. Ambitious in its visual language, goals and passion for change, Mission Blue is a wake-up call – for everyone who has ever cared about or experienced the Ocean – as well as for those far inland who are dependent on rainwater, clean air and weather cycles regulated by the ocean. As Sylvia says: “No blue; no green. No ocean; no us.” Age appropriate from those in high school to retirees. .
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All movies will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at The Smithtown Library, Main Building, One North Country Road, Smithtown. Free and open to all. Reservations required. Call Joy Cirigliano at 631-766-3075 to register. Or call the Smithtown Library (631) 360-2480, ext. 232, or visit the Smithtown Library website to reserve seating
Library Covid-19 masking policies will be in effect. The current library policy follows NYS regulations and CDC guidelines which allow fully vaccinated individuals to conduct most public indoor activities without a mask, including within a Public Library. Because of the high numbers of both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals still contracting Covid-19, 4HAS recommends that even vaccinated individuals wear masks indoors.