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Becoming Cousteau is an intimate and deeply informative documentary that examines the life and legacy of a renowned ocean pioneer and beloved adventurer.

Filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity, and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world. As he learned to protect the environment, he brought the whole world with him, sounding alarms more than 50 years ago about the warming seas and our planet’s vulnerability. In Becoming Cousteau, from National Geographic Documentary Films, two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau, his iconic films and inventions, and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most unique and celebrated environmental voice — and the man who inspired generations to protect the Earth. [2021, US, 93 min, Rated: PG-13]

Brain Lowry of CNN.com pens, “Brought to life by his own words and appearances, the film touches on various themes while letting its lovely images and music wash over you.” Owen Gleiberman of Variety says, “An ardent and transporting documentary…one of those movies that puts a life together so beautifully that you feel it heightening your awareness of everyday things.”

Location: Cinema Art Theater

Admission

• $8.00 RBFS Members
• $11.00 General

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