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WorldOpt Institute team members create awareness and understanding about the need to protect oceans, whales, dolphins, coral reefs and the natural environment.

We design visual media for local and international programs that inform the young and old about actions that we all can engage in to protect our planet.

Two humpback whales and a diver in deep blue water
BLUE on World Oceans Day in Honolulu: the audience in the cinema

World Oceans Day BLUE the Film Honolulu premiere event

BLUE is a provocative journey into the ocean realm, witnessing this critical moment in time when the marine world is on a precipice.

In celebration of World Oceans Day, held annually on June 8th, the WorldOpt Institute team organized, coordinated, and promoted screenings of BLUE the Film worldwide.

Tim Silverwood speaking on a beach, a still from BLUE
Film co-star Tim Silverwood: plastic marine debris cleanup – Hawaiʻi
A man carrying a plastic container along a rocky shore littered with plastic
Tim Silverwood plastic pollution cleanup – Kamilo Beach, Hawaiʻi

Our ocean has been the guardian of life on earth.

Now it is our turn to be guardians for the ocean.

A woman sorting plastic debris beside a car on a beach
BLUE the Film, plastic marine debris, Kamilo Beach cleanup
Words over a plastic bottle in the sea: “8 million tonnes of plastic are dumped in our oceans”
Laurels of the film festivals that selected or awarded BLUE

WorldOpt Institute and BLUE: A Global Call to Protect Our Oceans

The title BLUE beside a free diver swimming over a reef

With over 7,000 screenings across the globe, BLUE sparked a movement, inspiring tens of thousands of people to take action against ocean pollution, plastic waste, and the exploitation of marine ecosystems.

BLUE tells the urgent story our generation needs to hear. It captures the breathtaking beauty and intelligence of ocean life, set against the stark reality of industrial fishing, habitat destruction, species extinction, and pollution. The film serves as a powerful wake-up call, reminding us that the ocean stands at a critical tipping point.

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Occasional updates from the institute’s work at sea, in classrooms and at conferences.