Cinema Art Theater to screen ‘Becoming Cousteau’

Starting Friday, Oct. 29, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater will present “Becoming Cousteau,” an intimate and deeply informative documentary that examines the life and legacy of a renowned ocean pioneer and beloved adventurer.

Filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity, and conservationist: for over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world. As he learned to protect the environment, he brought the whole world with him, sounding alarms more than 50 years ago about the warming seas and our planet’s vulnerability. In “Becoming Cousteau,” from National Geographic Documentary Films, two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau, his iconic films and inventions, and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most unique and celebrated environmental voice - and the man who inspired generations to protect the Earth.

Screening times are 3:30 p.m., Oct 29; 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct 30; 3:45 p.m., Sunday, Oct 31; 3:30 and 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov 3; and 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov 4.  Admission is $8 for members and $11 for future members. Customers are encouraged to purchase admission online at rehobothfilm.com. If seats are available, admission can be purchased at the theater starting 30 minutes prior to each screening.