In this intimate portrait of an iconic seabird species, filmmaker Judy Irving (The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill) follows “Gigi” – a very young (4 months old!) female Brown Pelican who landed on the Golden Gate Bridge one afternoon in August 2008.
Brought to International Bird Rescue in Fairfield, California the story is helped along by “Gigi’s” primary caregiver (BAX/Humboldt Wildlife Care Center’s co-director, Monte Merrick), as well as wife and partner and fellow co-director, Laura Corsiglia and uses footage shot in Crescent City harbor by Arcata’s own Ishan Vernallis.
The film is about wildness: How close can we get to a wild animal without taming or harming it? Why do we need wildness in our lives, and how can we protect it?
Rated G, 80 min.
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Ocean Night is sponsored by the Northcoast Environmental Center, Humboldt Baykeeper and Humboldt Surfrider.