A Sea Change
Hudson Valley filmmakers Barbara Ettinger and Sven Huseby consider
ocean acidification the “wet underbelly of climate change.” Their new documentary, A Sea
Change – the first ever on the little-known problem of ocean acidification—invites the viewer to
imagine a world without fish. The film combines the intimate story of Norwegian family whose
life is bound up with the sea with an investigation into the science of ocean acidification. It
suggests that if ocean chemistry continues to change because of excess carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere, a bottom-up collapse of the sea food chain could result.
The film A Sea Change made its world premiere at the DC Environmental Film Festival in
March, to a standing-room-only audience at the National Museum of Natural History. The film
also has premiered at the San Francisco and Seattle film festivals.
Beacon Institute screened A Sea Change on Saturday, June 6, 2009, in honor of World Oceans Day (WOD). WOD screenings of the film took place in Australia, Europe, North America and the Hawaiian Islands. Following the screening, there was a Q&A with filmmakers Barbara Ettinger and Sven Huseby, moderated by John Cronin, Beacon Institute director and chief executive officer.
View the Q&A with filmmakers Barbara Ettinger and Sven Huseby
