Filmmakers

Steve and Mary Albert are a husband and wife filmmaking team. Their films focus on the natural history of California’s Central Coast, including:

  • The Blue Banded Hermit Crab
  • The Sanderlings of Asilomar Beach
  • The Arch: the geology of the Central Coast
  • The Great Tidepool: the story of Ed Ricketts’ scientific system
  • Big Sur Fog: the history and science
  • Turbulence: the underwater world of a broken wave
  • A Peek Into Asilomar’s Nest Box Program
  • The Nature of Big Sur
  • The Monarchs of Natural Bridges State Park
  • The Tidepools of Natural Bridges State Park
  • Redwood Roots and Fungi – Big Basin Artabout
  • This Tree – Big Basin Artabout

Steven and Mary Albert are academic filmmakers. Their films are structured by an extensive and continuous review of academic peer-reviewed science journals. Movie credits include a list of references.

Their filmmaking process is driven by deep research that finds all science fascinating and truly dramatic. They want their films to help the audience experience the emotional moment of scientific discovery.

No studio or stock footage is ever used. The films include only what Steven and Mary have filmed in situ, in nature, over many years.

They enjoy showing their films in person to live audiences at Natural History Museums and to any interested group, for free. These screenings include informal panel discussion and Q & A with the filmmakers and relevant scientists. You can contact them at: albertfilms@comcast.net

They have presented their films at:

  • Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
  • The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
  • Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds
  • The Exploratorium, San Francisco
  • Ricketts’ Lab, Cannery Row
  • The Cannery Row Foundation
  • Cannery Row Day Seminar
  • Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station
  • UC Santa Cruz Seymour Marine Discovery Center
  • UC Davis Bodega Bay Marine Lab
  • Phi Beta Kappa Conference, Asilomar State Beach
  • Natural Bridges State Beach
  • Big Basin State Park Artabout
  • Monterey Public Library
  • Santa Cruz Public Library
  • Big Sur Fire Station
  • Big Sur Lodge (permanent installation)
  • Sitka Sound Science Center, Sitka, Alaska
  • Uclulet Aquarium, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
  • Hokkaido University Museum Special Film Week Festival
  • Hokkaido University Museum (permanent exhibit)
  • International Ocean Film Festival, San Francisco
  • International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana
  • Thunder Bay International Film Festival