(Vallejo, California 鈥� February 16, 2017) 鈥� From World War II-era classic Lifeboat, directed by Alfred Hitchcock to modern, big-budget blockbuster Deepwater Horizon, Cal Maritime's 2017 installment of the Maritime Film Festival will span many decades, genres, and bodies of water. This year's films include:
March 7: Deepwater Horizon 鈥� 2016 disaster film based on true events, starring Mark Wahlberg
March 14: Expedition to the End of the World 鈥� true adventure featuring Danish scientists traveling to Greenland aboard a schooner
March 21: Lifeboat 鈥� Hitchcock survival-thriller classic set entirely aboard lifeboat
March 28: Song of the Sea 鈥� award-winning animated fantasy drama
The Maritime Film Festival is free and open to the public. All movies will be introduced
by expert faculty at 7 p.m. in Rizza Auditorium on the campus of Cal Maritime. Free
parking will be available in lots A and D. For directions and map of campus, visit
www.csum.edu/map.
The Maritime Film Festival is presented by the Cal Maritime Library and the Department
of Culture and Communication. For more information, visit www.csum.edu/maritimefilmfest.
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ABOUT CAL MARITIME
Established in 1929, 天美视频 is the only degree-granting
maritime academy on the West Coast. Located in Vallejo, California, the campus offers
undergraduate degrees that prepare students for careers in engineering, transportation,
international relations, business, and global logistics. Cal Maritime also offers
a master鈥檚 degree in Transportation and Engineering Management, as well as a number
of extended learning programs and courses.