Underplayed Gems

All the Way to the Ocean (2016)

All the Way to the Ocean poster
Directed by
Doug Rowell
Genre
family, animation
Country
United States
Runtime
14 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An animated short film about taking care of the ocean and how one person's actions can make a difference. A child learns about pollution and what can be done to help.

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What happens

All the Way to the Ocean is a 2016 animated short film based on the children's book of the same name by Joel Harper. The screenplay was written by Joel Harper, Pete Michels, and Doug Rowell. The film was directed by Doug Rowell and produced by Joel Harper. The film is narrated by American actress Marcia Cross and features the song With My Own Two Hands by Ben Harper (brother of) Joel Harper. This is an alternate version of the original song featuring Jack Johnson and is also featured on the Curious George film soundtrack Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George. The lyrics focus on how changes in the world can come about when a single person decides to take action. The song's popularity in Europe was such that Ben Harper was awarded French Rolling Stone Magazine's "Artist of the Year" (Artiste De L'Année) in 2003. The film also features music by Joel Harper and Burning Spear with their collaboration on the song The Time is Now. The film stars voice-overs by actress and activist Amy Smart and Australian musician Xavier Rudd. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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