Blue swathed shows: Ocean fest for Edinburgh and Inverness

4 September 2017

News image — A scene from Fishpeople, one of the short films in the festival

James Perrin Still from the film Fishpeople — A scene from Fishpeople, one of the short films in the festival

The Ocean Film Festival is to be held at two Scottish venues later this month.

First held in Australia, the festival is taken on a world tour each year and will be in Edinburgh on 15 September and Inverness on 16 September.

The cities are the only Scottish dates on the festival's tour of the UK.

Stay With Us Stay With Us — An octopus head from a film called Stay With Us

Short films about marine wildlife, pollution and exploration will be screened.

They include Sea Gypsies which follows an 8,000-mile voyage from New Zealand to Patagonia.

Sea Gypsies Sea Gypsies — Sea Gypsies follows a voyage from New Zealand to Patagonia

Ocean Rubbish Marine pollution shark — A shark made from pollution in the short called Ocean Rubbish

Other films include Whale Chasers about a citizen science project focused on humpback whales, and Fishpeople, which is about people drawn to swimming, surfing and exploring seas.

Donald L Hedden Still from the film Fishpeople — Fishpeople follows people passionate about ocean environments