Dr. Michael Berumen
Tuesday, August 11
5:00 p.m.
Discovery Theater, Discovery Square
The documentary Desert Seas—created for National Geographic by Saudi Aramco—uncovers the dazzling Red Sea and the wondrous Arabian Gulf.
Saudi Aramco teamed up with renowned Icon Films (creators of the hit series, River Monsters) to create this stunning feature, which was also aided by tremendous support from our very own Red Sea Research Center.
Into The Empty Quarter
Tuesday August 11
8:00 p.m.
Discovery Theater, Discovery Square
Inspired by the travel adventurer, Wilfred Thesiger, adventurers Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron attempt a journey of their own Into the Empty Quarter.
Experience the heat, the hunger and thirst, the dunes and the plains, the silence and the nights filled with stars, and the local hospitality in this film.
Both screenings are part of Orientation 2015 and are sponsored by Graduate Affairs.