Exploring the entwined lives of Southern Resident killer whales and the humans who seek to protect them through video storytelling
Jessica Plumb released three films about the Southern Resident Killer Whales in her time as a Fellow with the Salish Sea Institute. Those films are Call of the Orcas, Managed to Extinction, and Shared Waters, Shared Crisis. This presentation will be a screening of the first two of these short films, followed by Q and A with Jessica afterwards. For more information regarding these films and others of Jessica Plumbs films, visit her website Plumb Productions.
About the Speaker
Jessica Plumb is an award-winning filmmaker and writer known for her exploration of the relationship between people and the land and waters and is the principal and creative director of Plumb Productions, a multi-media storytelling company specializing in short films focused on the environment, people and place. Plumb holds a B.A. from Yale University and an interdisciplinary MFA from Goddard College. She is currently a guest lecturer at the Seattle Film Institute on media and the environment and a Salish Sea Institute Fellow.
Environmental Speaker Series
The Environmental Speaker Series is hosted by the College of the Environment at Western Washington University.
The Series is free and open to the public. Talks are held each Thursday at 4:30 pm in Academic Instructional Center West room 204 - AW-204. Parking is available in lot C.