The fourth annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival runs from today, January 19, until Sunday, January 21, at Cowell Theater in Fort Mason.

The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization dedicated to using film to improve public understanding of the environmental, social, and cultural importance of marine ecosystems. For the past three years we have produced an acclaimed festival of films about ocean science, industry, culture, sports, and adventure intended to entertain, provoke thought, and encourage active participation in protecting our ocean resources. The annual Festival provides the public with the opportunity to see beneath the surface of the waves, understand how closely we depend on the ocean for survival, realize the importance of preserving ocean biodiversity, and become better ocean stewards.

For more information about the festival, visit their website at oceanfilmfest.org.