Film Sends SOS for Oceans

Though we're still reeling from the Gulf oil spill,  we can't lose sight of global warming's dark cloud hanging over us. Because evidence shows that as global warming progresses, our oceans, as well as our atmosphere, are being undermined.  Sea water is becoming more acidic because excess carbon dioxide is dissolving in it. The process, known as ocean acidification, prevents tiny creatures at the bottom of the food web from forming their shells. This food chain disruption could work its way up, with devastating effect, to the fish one billion people depend on as a food source.Audubon Greenwich offers a fascinating look at the shaky state of the world's oceans with its screening of  the acclaimed 2009 documentary, “A Sea Change.”  The film's husband and wife creative team, Director, Barbara Ettinger, and Co-producer, Sven Huseby, will be on hand on June 27th at 3 p.m., for the showing, and to participate in a discussion that follows. "A Sea Change" received an award as Best World Documentary at the Sedona International Film Festival; Best Green Film, at the Kosovo International Documentary Film Festival; Grand Prize winner for Feature Documentary at FICA International Environmental Film Festival, among many other awards.

Huseby, a retired educator who taught at the Putney School, says Elizabeth Kolbert's New Yorker article, “The Darkening Sea,” inspired the film. Writing in 2009 for Seafood Choices Alliance's website, he said,  “We are beginning to discover that the film has gained its own momentum. The topic of ocean acidification has been written about in the New York Times, the Economist and the Wall Street Journal. To date, ours is the only feature length documentary film on the subject and consequently there is growing curiosity around the film. We hope that we have a story that can significantly address that curiosity. “  Since The Washington Post called it "a handsome, rigorously researched documentary," it seems that it can. Audubon Greenwich's screening, on June 27, begins at 3 p.m. RVSPs are required and can be made at (203) 869-5272 x 239. A $5 donation is requested. For more information, visit Audubon Greenwich's website,

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