Oct 9
The Colonial Theatre Bethlehem, NH
TicketsSikuliaq Research Team
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou— An underwater adventure
Program Description
Step aboard with the real-life crew of the R/V Sikuliaq, one of the U.S.’s most advanced polar research ships. Hear firsthand tales of scientific adventure, frozen frontiers, and what it’s really like to live and work on the high seas. Then at 7:00PM, set sail into the stylishly surreal world of Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, a hilarious, heartfelt tribute to ocean explorers, complete with eccentric crew members, daring quests, and one very elusive Jaguar Shark.
Film Synopsis
With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.
Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew — Team Zissou — set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly non-existent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou's partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. A young airline co-pilot who may or may not be Zissou's son (Owen Wilson), a beautiful journalist assigned to write a profile of Zissou (Cate Blanchett), and Zissou's estranged wife and co-producer, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston), joins them on their voyage. They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy.
About the Speaker
Join the crew of R/V Sikuliaq for a look into one of America’s premier scientific research vessels. Built for polar exploration and classified as an Ice Breaker, in the past year the Sikuliaq has operated above the arctic circle, in the Chukchi Sea, and as far south as the equator. Learn more about life aboard a research vessel, facilitating scientific endeavours in challenging environments, storms on the ocean, and the realities of living in close quarters with crew mates for long periods of time.