Film: THE LAST DIVE + Discussion with Producer of the Film

Name: Film: THE LAST DIVE + Discussion with Producer of the Film
Start: 2025-11-06T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-06T21:30:00-05:00
Location: The First United Methodist Church of Port Jefferson, NY

Schedule

Thu Nov 06 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The First United Methodist Church of Port Jefferson, NY | Port Jefferson, NY

Director: Cody Sheehy
Terry Kennedy is a legend. A former associate of the Hell’s Angels, he sailed into the Sea of Cortez in the 1980s on a boat named Erotica. But while Terry’s friends have great memories of partying with him at sea, his legacy goes beyond mere popularity. His time on the water transformed Terry, who devoted his life to the conservation of manta rays after bonding with a giant manta he named “Willy Wow.” Over 19 years off the coast of San Benedicto Island, Terry and Willy Wow developed an extraordinary relationship that changed our understanding of mantas forever.
Now in his eighties, Terry goes on the adventure of a lifetime in THE LAST DIVE, setting sail with his friends and a documentary crew in hopes of fulfilling his “dying wish” to swim with Willy Wow one more time. Director Cody Sheehy takes viewers along on their journey, using Terry’s story as a window into the developing science behind manta rays’ extraordinary intelligence, as well as the urgent need to protect these “gentle giants” and their stunning natural habitat. —Cara Cusumano|Tribeca Film Festival
Running Time: 88M
Producer Geoffrey O’Connor will join us following the screening for a discussion moderated by Tom Needham of Stony Brook University's "The Sounds of Film" on WUSB radio.
Tickets: $10 at: https://events.humanitix.com/pjds-fall25-the-last-dive
Or buy a season pass, $58 for all seven 2025 fall films, at: https://events.humanitix.com/pjds-fall25-regular-pass