Finally I Sea (12:53 Min)

Proximity to water, especially the sea, is associated with many positive measures of physical and mental wellbeing, from higher levels of Vitamin D to better social relations. Many urban children are unaware of how it feels to be in nature and its calming and rejuvenating effects because they have never been. London primary school student, “Fajita,” has never seen the sea. It is estimated that one in five children in the UK have never seen the ocean… and yet they live on an island!

Join Fajita and some of her fellow students and their adventure to see the sea for the very first time… and the changes and appreciation for nature that it brings to each of them.

About the Filmmaker…

Alice Geary

Alice Geary is an award-winning filmmaker, who is self-motivated and resilient, with a soft spot for impact-driven narratives. Her goal is to contribute to projects which explore the human heart in stories of our natural world. She also has a background in music and art with a particular interest in involving these medium within natural history projects.

Alongside her filmmaking, she has also worked as a researcher for companies such as Amberjack Films, Off the Fence, Spider Movies, and Oak Island Films. Her work has been on a variety of formats from podcasts and VR exhibitions to series and feature length documentaries. She has an undergraduate degree in Zoology from the University of Bristol and has completed an MA in Wildlife Filmmaking at the University of the West of England, which was in partnership with the prestigious BBC Natural History Unit.

Photos: Fitz Productions, Open Ocean Productions, and Glenn Allen