The story of the Last Ocean Campaign

Documentary filmmaker Peter Young, director and producer of The Last Ocean, will share his insights and experiences from the Last Ocean campaign, a movement that grew from a passionate few into an international environmental campaign that helped create the world’s largest Marine Protected Area in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.

Peter will talk about the importance of the film, how it was financed, produced and distributed to help create significant change.

About Peter Young

Peter Young is a director, cameraman and producer with a strong connection to the land and the people who live and work on it. In 2012, he was named New Zealand Independent Screen Producer of the Year. He has credits in well over a hundred documentaries, among them BBC’s Blue Planet Series, The Quest for the Giant Squid for Discovery, and acclaimed TVNZ series Country Calendar and Explorers.

In recent years, Peter completed and released the feature documentaries The Art of Recovery (2015) and The Last Ocean (2012). The Last Ocean spanned seven years and developed into a successful international campaign promoting the protection of the Ross Sea in Antarctica, culminating in November 2016 when 24 nations and the European Union created the world’s largest marine protected area in the Ross Sea.

Join us for an inspirational evening celebrating the power of film.

DEGNZ Selects: From Passion to Protection – The story of the Last Ocean Campaign

When: Tuesday 25 September, 6PM for a 6:30 – 8:30PM presentation
Where: Horse & Trap, The Loft (upstairs), 3 Enfield Street, Mt Eden, Auckland

DEGNZ members – Free
Non-members – $5 koha

A DEGNZ Selects event, made possible with the support of the New Zealand Film Commission.