The Great Feast

The arrival of spring sunshine triggers an explosion of life in Alaska's coastal waters that is so great it eclipses even the Amazon rainforest. The feast draws in an amazing cast of characters, including humpback whales and their newborn calves who migrate all the way from Hawaii to spend the summer feeding in these rich waters. Resident sea lions are also in a race against time to make the most of the good times before the harsh Alaskan winter closes in. Can the whales and sea lions catch enough fish – and avoid the predatory killer whales – to see them through the winter?

A BBC/Discovery Channel co-production in association with Wanda Films.

Michael Mazza, a graduate student in Geological and Planetary Sciences at Caltech, will introduce the film and guide the post-screening discussion.