Ocean Film Festival Australia 2017

Overview

There's something oh-so-relaxing about staring at the sea; however, despite our glorious sunshine most the of year around, Brisbane isn't really a coastal city. Forget the fact that we have rivers, pools and man-made beaches instead by heading to the Ocean Film Festival Australia. From April 10 to 12, it'll unleash a cinematic feast of water-focused wonders onto the big screen at the riverside Brisbane Powerhouse.

Viewers will spend time both above and below the ocean's surface thanks to a compilation of seven short films from the UK, the US, Mexico, France and New Zealand. Chase migrating humpback whales with scientists, tag along on a 13,000 kilometres from the Pacific to Patagonia via Antarctica, find out what it's like to love surfing in Iceland, and watch freedivers plunge the depths of a shipwreck — and they're just some of the sea adventures on offer.

Together, the program is united by a love of the ocean, an appreciation of the creatures who dwell in its waters and a curiosity to explore the substance that comprises more than two-thirds of the earth. It's the next best thing to diving in, all without getting wet.