I recently had the opportunity to film onboard the Coast Guard 36500 Lifesaving Boat, this is the same vessel that performed the miraculous rescue of the crew of the SS Pendleton in 1952 and inspired the book and film “The Finest Hours.” The CG36500 is maintained by the Orleans Historical Society, which ensures its preservation […]
No Refuge Cape Cod’s Coastal Crisis is a wrap. We spent just over one year in production and completed the work early this month. The Chatham Orpheum Theater hosted two sold out shows on April 10th and 11th and will continue to screen the documentary over the next few months. Please check their website for […]
We are heading down the home stretch and busy putting the final editing touches on “No Refuge: Cape Cod’s Coastal Crisis.” An initial free screening will take place at the Chatham Orpheum Theatre April 10th @ 5:00 PM. A second screening will follow at the Orpheum along with David Abel’s compelling documentary “Inundation District” on […]
Micheal Moore was a key player in the success of our earlier work on the interactive exhibit “Explore the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge” with his remarkable drone video he was able to capture of the remote wilderness islands off the coast of Chatham. Michael returns to assist us as one of a handful of marine […]
Currently president and CEO of the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Rich Delaney is co-founder of the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative and a member of the group’s board of directors. Prior to heading up the CCS, Delaney served as assistant secretary of environmental affairs in Massachusetts, chaired the Coastal States Organization and founded […]
Recently retired after 20 years as rector at St. Christopher’s Church in Chatham, Brian McGurk has long been involved in social justice and environmental issues. He is currently co-chair of the faith community environmental network and a member of the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative. To McGurk, taking care of the earth is a sacred […]
After 50 years of commercial fishing on Cape Cod, Bill Amaru has seen many changes, from the rise in regulations and decline in species like cod to the arrival of southern fish species as the waters in the Gulf of Maine become warmer. It is another aspect of the many impacts the warming climate is […]
Coastal Resources Director in Chatham, Ted Keon previously worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In his position in Chatham, he oversees dredging and coastal infrastructure projects, including coastal resiliency studies. He’s watched Chatham’s coastline change dramatically over the past two decades, and has seen what would otherwise be natural processes exacerbated by climate […]
The Friends of Monomoy provided initial funding to help with the startup of our documentary and the No Refuge team recently stopped by the Monomoy refuge visitor center to interview Eddie Horowitz, President of the Friends of Monomoy. Eddie shared his take on how the erosion at the refuge has impacted the visitor experience, his […]