Filmmakers and scientists splash into Green Drinks

LOCAL filmmakers and scientists inspiring environmental action took the spotlight during an event hosted by Geelong Sustainability last week.

Green Drinks, which was held at Beav’s Bar in Geelong, featured talks from Leah Howes and Jarrod Board from Streamline Media and Simon Branigan from The Nature Conservancy.

Vicki Perrett from Geelong Sustainability said the 50-strong group were very impressed by Streamline Media’s new project “Connecting your Bay.

“Jarrod shared some of the technological challenges of trying to film 360 degrees underwater,” Ms Perrett said.

“We showed part of the Rusty Swordfish video, which Jarrod told us was going to be featured in the upcoming Environmental Film Festival.”

Ms Perrett said few people realised the scale of devastation of the bay’s shellfish reefs over last generations, nor their environmental importance.

“So they were very interested to listen to Simon Branigan explain The Nature Conservancy’s Project,” she said.

Ms Perrett said Geelong Sustainability was proud to auspice Streamline Media in a collaborative project funded through the Port Phillip Bay Fund.

She said at Green Drinks last year, they showed Streamline Media’s fabulous documentary film, Melbourne Down Under.

“Anyone who saw this short film was blown away by the spectacular colour and diversity of our marine environment right on our doorstep that could rival tropical reefs,” she said.

“So it’s very exciting that Streamline Media has been funded to produce more films and educational materials about our amazing bay.”