Manō is the Hawaiian word for shark, and I brought my own manō (a 23′ inflatable basking shark) to the Big Island of Hawaii for the Waimea Ocean Film Festival during the first half of January. Many thanks to the festival organizers who invited me to visit 5 different elementary schools and show our film, The Shark Riddle. Read more »
Laura and Robert Sams (Sis and Bro) accept the award for Best Children's Program at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival
At the BLUE Ocean Film Festival awards ceremony on Friday night in Monterey, California, The Shark Riddle, a co-production between Sisbro Studios and The Save Our Seas Foundation, was announced as the winner of Best Children’s Program Worldwide! Read more »
Do you remember that scene in The Jerk where Steve Martin finds his name in the new addition of the phone book and runs around yelling “THE NEW PHONE BOOK’S HERE! THE NEW PHONE BOOK’S HERE!”? (click here if you need a reminder) Well, today we are having that kind of a moment. The first box arrived this morning containing our long-awaited DVD – The Shark Riddle! Read more »
Diver with wolf eel
We spent the weekend at the Seattle Aquarium sharing scenes from The Shark Riddle, playing games and singing songs to celebrate our toothy, cartilaginous friends. What a fun way to kick off the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. I loved the setting. The entire building sits on wooden pilings, literally hovering over the cold water of the Puget Sound, as if it were waiting for an excuse to let go and set sail into the wild Pacific. Read more »
We just returned from performing two Shark Riddle presentations during Shark Conservation Week at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon. First, it was totally awesome to perform with a tank full of sharks (leopard sharks, sevengill sharks, soupfin sharks, smooth-hound sharks, spiny dogfish) behind us. Read more »
The Shark Riddle Children's Program
On Sunday, July 22, The Shark Riddle, a co-production between Sisbro Studios and The Save Our Seas Foundation, was announced as a finalist for Best Children’s Program at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival during a live Google+ Hangout event, featuring Dr. Sylvia Earl (Mission Blue, TED Prize winner and National Geographic Explorer in Residence), Jenifer Austin Foulkes (Business Product Manager, Google Earth & Maps) and Mark Shelley (Award-winning Filmmaker, Sea Studios Foundation). Read more »
The tree won. Photo by Robert Sams
I have seen some amazing things over many long days of filming and photographing wildlife across the country. But this week, I came across a sight that I never thought I’d see – a beaver killed by its own felled tree. Read more »
Now that spring is easing into summer, Robert and I can reflect on our spring author visit schedule and what a great success it was! From Hawaii to California to Michigan, we had the great fortune to visit thousands and thousands of children. Read more »
Rob & Laura leading the shark oath
We had an incredible week at the International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula, Montana. The Shark Riddle took home the award for Best Children’s Program – awesomeface! And equally as awesomeface was the crowd’s reaction to our Shark Days presentation. Read more »
Last week we visited the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry with our traveling Shark Days event! OMSI is located near the heart of Portland and sits snuggly on the banks of the mighty Willamette River. Read more »
