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Once Upon a Tide


A storyteller, played by Academy Award winner Linda Hunt, speaks to us of a spell that has been cast that has caused everyone to forget about the importance of the ocean. One little girl, however, is determined to find a way to break the spell. She embarks on a journey to the sea with a magical shell that shows her how our health and well-being depend on the marine environment, and explains how the ocean is under threat. Arriving at her destination, the girl helps us realize how we can all break the spell and save the ocean, and ourselves.

Produced by Sea Studios Foundation
Animation by LAIKA/house and Funjacket Enterprises

For more information, please visit www.healthyocean.org

A Project from the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School

BEST OF SHOW 2008, Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival