OCEAN OASIS [BLU-RAY]

Details

• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Documentary, Other, Short, Special Interest
• Plot: Ocean Oasis is a fascinating journey into the bountiful seas and pristine deserts of two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds - Mexico's Sea of Cortes and the Baja California desert.; ; What powerful geologic forces collidedto carve out this unique region? What drives the strong currents that make this ocean so unusually rich in nutrients? How does life thrive in a seemingly barren landscape? Ocean Oasis mesmerizes us with revealing and memorable scenes that explore these memories.; ; Glide side-by-side with a graceful giant manta ray as ir arches and swoops through water, sparkling under the hot Baja California sun. Witness the pageant of migrating whatles, the elaborate tango of courting terns, the battles of lumbering elephant seals.; Fly over sweeping vistas of snow-capped mountains, vast deserts, palm oases, and mangrove swamps - then plunge into asonishing underwater sequences of rarely seen marine life.; ; Ocean Oasis is both visually stunning and provocative, compelling in its message that this little-known region is a treasure worth preserving.
• Cast: Exequiel Ezcurra, Gabriela Flores, Mercedes Guererro, Coral Macfarland, Jose Francisco 'Pachico' Mayoral, Jaime Orozco, Iliana Ortega, Enriquetta Velarde, Soames Summerhays
• Director: Soames Summerhays
• Runtime: 0:40
• Company: IMAX Corporation, Magic Play, San Diego Natural History Museum, Pronatura
• Media Format: Movie