Ocean Film Festival

If you love the cinematic brilliance of the sea, the Ocean Film Festival is for you. The touring festival arrives at Union Chapel this autumn and will showcase hours of sublime footage taken above and below the water's surface, spotlighting marine creatures, ocean-related sports, and all sorts of coastal cultures. It’s a chance to meet surfers, paddlers, divers and oceanographers who have dedicated their lives to exploring the wildest and most unknown corners of the planet. This year’s pick of films (which range from six minutes to 48 minutes) includes The Raftsmen, a 1973 documentary about the 12 people who attempted to cross the Pacific Ocean on three handmade wooden rafts; Granny Grommets, a heartwarming short film about OAPs taking on the surf every week and The Kelp Collector, which follows algae enthusiast Sandy Webb on her underwater expeditions.