Worcester State alumnus and internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Brian Skerry will present a special compilation of his documentary series, Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine in Eager Auditorium, Sullivan Academic Center, on October 29.
The screening will be at 6 p.m. followed by a Q&A with Skerry. Pizza in Sullivan Commons will follow the presentation. The event is free and open to students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Brian Skerry
Sea Change, a PBS NOVA special documentary, originally aired as a three-part series last summer. The series focuses on the Gulf of Maine – a 36,000-square-mile body of water stretching from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia, that is warming 97% faster than the rest of the global ocean.
Sea Change blends science, exploration, stunning natural history, and stories of human experience, to illuminate how what happens here could have profound global implications. Viewers will encounter the spectacular wilderness and wildlife that still teems in these waters.
The series also documents the range of people including scientists, Native Americans, fishers, and entrepreneurs working to reveal the Gulf’s complex history and helping to understand what role the ocean plays in all of our lives.
Skerry graduated from Worcester State in 1984 with a degree in media communications and was the university’s commencement speaker in 2021. He says the series aims to capture the beauty of the Gulf of Maine despite the devastating effects of climate change. His stunning photography has been showcased in National Geographic for 26 years, including a cover story on the Gulf of Maine in the June 2024 issue.
In 2021, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary as a producer of Secrets of the Whales. A native of Uxbridge, Mass., Skerry now lives in Maine, with his wife, Marcia (Majeau) Skerry, a 1985 graduate of Worcester State.
Top image: A seal in the Gulf of Maine. Photo by Brian Skerry. Used with permission.
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