Sevenminusseven will be hosting Ziggy Livnat, an international award-winning and underwater filmmaker, who is now based on St. Thomas, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24. He will be presenting his film “Learning to Sea,” a visual experience that explores the beauty and diversity of coral reef ecosystems around the globe.
The presentation will compare the amazing and delicate marine life of the U.S.V.I. to that of the Red Sea. With stunning imagery, music, facts and humor, Livnat unveils the mysterious habitat, beauty and struggle of our neighbors in the sea. He will also share his experience on a NOAA expedition to the secluded North Western Hawaiian Island Marine National Monument, one of the last untouched coral reef systems in the world. The presentation will conclude with the newly-released, award-winning Caribbean Marine Etiquette public service announcement (PSA) starring talking fish.
The PSA is a seven-minute film released by For the Sea Productions and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and produced by Livnat in both English and Spanish. It educates viewers via the magic of talking animals, and stars Academy Award-winning actor Benicio Del Toro.
Livnat is the founder of For the Sea Productions, which is also producing “Learning to Sea – The Virgin Islands.” It’s a series of 13 short episodes to appear weekly on TV2 News.
His production company was founded in 2003 to promote marine environmental protection via visual experience. Livnat is a photographer, conservationist and educator. He has been an underwater still photographer for the last 20 years, has published in such magazines as National Geographic and worked with the education department of the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
