SAM Films

South Seas Dreams: Tahiti as a Cinematic Paradise Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti March 30, 2012 7:30–9:30 pm Plestcheeff Auditorium

Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey (1998), digital projection, 60 min.
The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti (2011), Blu-ray projection, 45 min.

In Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey, present-day Polynesians affirm their cultural-spiritual identity on a 2,000-mile canoe voyage that incorporates oral traditions and archeological discoveries. Tahitians began riding surf two hundred years before Gauguin became a coastal dweller. In The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti American Kelly Slater and his Tahitian friend Raimana learn about island legends and become one with breath-taking waves.

Other films in this series include:
March 30: Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey & The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti
April 20: Mutiny on the Bounty
April 27: Oviri (The Wolf at the Door)

Members: $20.00
Adults: $23.00
SIFF, NWFF, and TheFilmSchool members: $20.00

Prices above are for all four films in the series. Series tickets may be purchased at the Ticketing Desk at any of SAM's three sites, or over the phone with a credit card by calling the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121.