The premiere of a large-scale film about strong women "SHE-OCEAN" took place in the "October" cinema center 
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February 26 at the cinema center "October" in the framework of the project "KARO. Art ”, the premiere screening of the full-length documentary“ SHE-OCEAN ”directed by Inna Blokhina took place. The film will be released on March 4, on the eve of the International Women’s Day.
This is a spectacular and inspiring documentary about nine strong women of different ages and nationalities, united by their love for the ocean. Surfing, freediving, sea exploration - each heroine discovers the amazing power of the water element in her own way. The film features famous women such as world surf champion Keala Kennelly and legendary woman marine biologist Sylvia Earl, as well as well-known shark protector Ocean Ramsay.
The film was presented to the Moscow audience: director Inna Blokhina, editing director Viktor Rashchupkin and Russian surfer and writer Nikita Zamekhovsky.
After the screening, a discussion of the film took place, in which the heroines of the film took part: the world champion in surfing Keala Kennelly and the eight-time champion in SUP long-distance rowing Andrea Moller. The communication of world-class stars with the audience took place online.
The first spectators of "ONA-OCEAN" in Russia were representatives of the media, representatives of the largest surfer communities, as well as fans of full-length documentary films.
Shooting of the film "SHE - OCEAN" took place in America, Indonesia, Portugal, the Azores and Hawaii. The international film crew worked on the film for 6 long years so that you can see all the beauty of the Ocean and feel the amazing world of truly extraordinary women!
The film won 8 awards at prestigious foreign film festivals and was released in theaters in America in October 2020, in November - in Australia and New Zealand, where it has already gathered full theaters. In Russia, the film can be seen on big screens this week: "SHE-OCEAN" in the cinema from March 4!
More about the film:
The film was created by BLUE FOX ENTERTAINMENT and INWAVES PRODUCTION with the support of Alexander Roslyakov and ONEGO.
The film received the highest marks and excellent reviews among American critics and in the international press - The MOVIE GOURMET, MEN’S JOURNAL, THE SURFER, WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD, SURFLINE, SURFER GIRL MAGAZINE, SURFAID, DECIDER, LOS-ANGELES TIMES and other famous publications. The worldwide release of the film was covered by such TV channels as CNN, BBC, CTV, Spectrum News, Hawaii News.
Characters of the film: CHINTA HENSEL - professional surfer from Indonesia, KOKO XO - professional surfer from Hawaii, daughter of legendary surfer Michael Ho, OUSHEN RAMZI - “shark charmer”, marine biologist, ANNA BADER - 7-time world champion in diving, KEALA KENNELLI - 2018 World Surf Champion, Surf Legend, XXL Billabong Awards (WSL) Winner “Barrel of the Year 2016“, ANDREA MOLLER - professional canoeist and surfer, 8-time SUP long distance world champion, ROSE MOLINA - freediver, professional dancer, JENNY CHESSER - surf icon, mother of legendary surfer Todd Chesser, who died on big waves, SILVIA EARL - the world’s first woman marine biologist, renowned "pioneer of deep sea research and ocean conservation."
The film "SHE IS THE OCEAN" is nine sincere stories that are stunning in their depth. Nine amazing women from different parts of the planet from 12 to 85 years old, who have dedicated themselves to the Ocean, will reveal their lives. We will look into their world - the world of real women! In the film, we’ll grow up with a twelve-year-old Indonesian girl, Chinta Hansel, the hope of her Hawaiian shaper father who dreams of becoming a world surfing champion. We will win with the legends of world surfing - Coco Ho and Keala Kenneli, who have achieved incredible heights in professional sports and conquered waves equal in power to a tsunami.
We will swim with sharks without a cage with the famous shark charmer Ocean Ramsay, jump from a 23 meter high cliff with freediving world champion Anna Bader and in one breath we will plunge into the blue abyss together with freediver from Chile - Rosa Molina. We will go to the very bottom of the ocean in a deep-sea submarine with the world’s first woman - marine biologist Sylvia Earl, who has dedicated her entire life to the study and salvation of the world’s Ocean.
All these incredible women wanted to become part of the Ocean and found the strength to go forward against their fate, making their wildest dreams come true!
“Inna Blokhina and her team of cameramen and editing directors have created a truly visual 4K work of art. The underwater and surf shots are impressive! " wrote about the film "SHE - OCEAN" magazine The Movie Gourmet.
And John Cohen of Men’s Journal said of SHE IS THE OCEAN "These are the stories of women who have lived all about the Ocean, told from the point of view of a female director… It’s rare for a woman to tell the stories of other women so deeply."
Cinemalouge’s Tod Jorgenson also commented, "The breathtaking visuals alone make this film (SHE THE OCEAN) worthy of the surfing documentary legacy."
Running time: 99 min.
Genre: documentary, 12+
Director: Inna Blokhina
Editing director: Viktor Rashchupkin
Production: INWAVES PRODUCTION, 2020
Distributor: BLUE FOX ENTERTAINMENT