Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Closing Film (The Last Dive), Award Ceremony & Reception

CLOSING FILM & RECEPTION TICKETS      CLOSING FILM ONLY TICKETS

Closing Night Film at Dairy Arts Center, Includes Award Presentation, Closing Film (OCEAN) and Reception at VELVET ELK LOUNGE on 13th Street.

Film at 4:00PM at Dairy Arts Center Gordon Gamm Theater THE LAST DIVE.
Reception from 6:15PM to 8:15PM at Velvet Elk Lounge, on 13th Street
Libations & Appetizers, Live Music by Hazel Miller and the Collective

RAFFLE PRIZES GALORE!

We suggest you park free (on Sundays) at the Boulderado Hotel, Boulder Bookstore, or on a street nearby

CLOSING FILM: THE LAST DIVE

Followed by a pre-recorded interview with 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.

Directed by Cody Sheehy | Runtime: 88 mins