Carsey-Wolf Center at UC Santa Barbara 
The Coastal Media Project 2024 Student Film Premiere
- Friday, August 23, 2024 / 7:00 PM - 9:15 PM (PDT)
- Pollock Theater
The Carsey-Wolf Center proudly presents the premiere of the 2024 Coastal Media Project student films. The Coastal Media Project is a nine-week intensive environmental media production and documentary studies program. Working in teams, students from a wide range of backgrounds collaborate to produce short films that tell vital and timely stories about the coastal environment.
For more information about the Coastal Media Project, please visit this page.
photo credit: Alex Nye
Ploverize
A silly romp about a small town’s attitude towards the conservation of the western snowy plover.
Crew: Vivian Chiou, Rigo Gomez, Hope Macias, Alexandria Spell, LiLi Young
Catch-22
When the kelp in Goleta Bay disappears after a major El Niño event, a diverse group of fishermen, innovators and scientists must navigate funding, access, and motivational challenges in a bid to restore the seafloor after over forty years of ecological imbalance. Can they do it?
Crew: Maya Bengard, Kylie Jasnoch, Celina Kott, Cathal McKeown
The Kelp We Breathe
The Kelp We Breathe dives deeper into questions of why kelp matters to us, unveiling culture, passion, and community.
Crew: Natalie Aymond, Tatum Davis, Taylor Ortiz, Jack Phillips
quwa’
Centuries ago, the people of the densely populated quwa’ island once thrived where the Santa Barbara Airport and the Goleta Sanitary District now stand. This film delves into the history of the Goleta Slough and the possibilities for reviving this long-ignored Chumash territory.
Crew: Jonathan Coronado, Ryan C. Grant, Jade Ipiña, Catherine Scanlon
Many thanks to the following partners and supporters:
The Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, Canon Cameras, Ocean X, Santa Cruz Island Reserve, Scenery.Video, the UCSB Associated Students Coastal Fund, the UCSB Department of Film and Media Studies, and UCSB Summer Sessions.
