Rehoboth Beach Film Society's Delmarva Roots series presents "Crash: A Tale of Two Species"

For immediate release:

Jan 19, 2012

For more information, please contact:

Wendi Dennis

Rehoboth Beach Film Society

107 Truitt Ave. Rehoboth Beach, DE  19971

302-645-9095, ext 2

wendi@rehobothfilm.com

Rehoboth Beach Film Society and Milton Historical Society co-present Delmarva Roots, a three-part film series featuring films about Delmarva’s rich history. The next film event of the 2012 series takes place on Friday, Feb 17, at 7:00 pm, with a screening of “Crash: A Tale of Two Species”, at the Milton Fire Hall.

This documentary illustrates the story of nature’s amazing ability to create fragile connections among the most unexpected creatures, and how easily humans destroy these connections. It may surprise many Delmarva residents that the iconic horseshoe crab, celebrated in a festival in Milton each year, is a part of just such a fragile connection. For many decades, humans harvested the horseshoe crab for fishing bait, leading to a significant decline in the population by the 1990’s. Unfortunately, eggs produced by the crabs are the primary food source for a small shorebird called the red knot, thus endangering the numbers of that species. If what impacts one species affects another, the loss of red knots will certainly affect yet another species. Can the residents of Delmarva learn to minimize the negative impact humans have on local horseshoe crabs---and hopefully repair our fragile ecosystem? [2008, USA, Runtime: 60 min, Not rated]

After the screening, Dr. Douglas Miller, Professor of Oceanography and Dr. Patrick Gaffney, Professor of Marine Biosciences from the University of Delaware College of Marine and Earth Studies, will lead a discussion about challenges to the local horseshoe crab population. Admission for this event is $5 for adults and $3 for children under twelve. It is recommended that tickets be purchased in advance either online at www.rehobothfilm.com, or by calling the Rehoboth Beach Film Society at 302.645.9095, ext. 1. The Milton Fire Hall is located at 116 Front Street, Milton Delaware. 

The mission of the RBFS is to promote the art of film and, through outreach initiatives, to entertain, educate, and enrich the cultural life of local and extended communities. The Film Society sponsors monthly screenings, special events, and the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival (November 7 -11, 2012). The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is funded, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on this series, other events, or to become a member, visit the Rehoboth Beach Film Society website at www.rehobothfilm.com, or call 645-9095.