Near Miss - local film is streaming free online
Near Miss, a short film about Point Reyes urchin diver Ron Elliott, is now streaming free online at nearmissfilm.com ~ it's free only until this Friday!
- This Friday 4/3/2020 at 4pm we will be hosting a virtual Q+A online at nearmissfilm.com -- after watching the film please submit your questions to the website.
- From Friday, April 3 through the end of April, half of all online film rental fees for Near Miss will be donated to West Marin Community Services. Support us by renting the film online!
About Near Miss: in a remote ocean wilderness off the Northern California coast, a man dives alone with great white sharks. In cold and unforgiving waters he enters a calm and transcendent space where he reflects on his life and his unforgettable encounters with these mysterious underwater creatures.
"Riveting." - San Francisco Chronicle.
"An incredible meditation on invincibility, beauty and quiet." - Hot Docs.
WINNER - Verite Award, The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films.
WINNER - Golden Gate Award, International Ocean Film Festival.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2019.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Crested Butte Film Festival 2019.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Save the Waves Film Festival 2019.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Adventure Film Festival 2018.
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