Cactus Box Films LLC

25/11/2023

It’s been such an honor to be part of - the Karatsu Rising Sun International Film Festival to screen ! Such a generous reception. .create

17/11/2023

Hey Space crew! Galaxsea is going to Japan! 🇯🇵

01/10/2022

Hear ye! Hear ye! GalaxSea has premiered with an audience of 300 people! Wow. We are so so so grateful for the warm welcome and the deep support from the community and funders. We could not do this without you. And the journey continues to bring the film to more and more audiences.

10/07/2022

The most amazing group of humans came together to film and create GalaxSea. There’s the Avengers, and then there’s Us. 🎬 Making beautiful works together ✨And the show’s not over- we are entering the Post-Production phase of the project! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

It has been and honor, a privilege, and a delight to work with such kind, hard working, and caring people. Backers, you’ve made it possible for this A-team to come together and create, celebrate Castine, and showcase the beauty of

BTS notes: Pirates of the Caribbean 3

We can’t wait to screen the film with you on September 23rd at the Premiere in Castine, in a collaboration with the Academy!

Thanks again to our amazing supporters on GoFundMe and and all our major backers for making this film possible!

24/06/2022

Dr. Kate Furby is finally here! is finally underway. She was the first to get onboard with GalaxSea for her love of the weird wild wonders. She is the first to arrive and we are so grateful to have her on our team.

Thanks again to our amazing supporter on GoFundMe and , , and all our major backers for making this film possible!

We can’t wait to tell you more. Stay tuned for behind the scenes stories and posts!

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18/06/2022

I never got the chance to tell you about my film, Merick.

It embodies you- your courage in life, your joy in hardship, the magic and wonder you saw in all things living. You, my heart, are bioluminescence, you are living light even after death.

This film is now yours. We hope to make you proud.

My dear friend, Merick, I miss the heck out of you.

08/06/2022

Join the adventure.

CREW updates on the GoFundMe Page! We're so excited to announce new team members making the magic happen behind the scenes!

Already a backer? Share the link with friends!
https://gofund.me/a961fcd2

Combat burnout through wonder.

Castine, Maine Acadia National Park

08/06/2022

10/05/2022

We cannot thank our backers enough for the contributions towards GalaxSea! It takes a village to build a film. What an honor that you believe in this idea, in this story, and in this adventure.

We are excited to announce our new shoot dates in Castine in the window of June 23-July 2!

You helped us plant the seed.

Thanks to you, the film is possible.

22/04/2022

Happy Earth Night! A NEW FILMING SEASON IS AROUND THE CORNER!
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Why do we care about the lights?
"Light Pollution" means an excessive use of artificial light as defined by the
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Light pollution affects not only our ability to experience the night sky (and bioluminescence); but it can affect our health, make for a less safe environment, waste money, and energy, and devastate wildlife!
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Personally, we like our natural light from the stars and glowing organisms!
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Join us and our collaborators, supporters, and funders
and all the fine folks that have donated to GoFundMe to make this film possible.

17/07/2021

Check out this great Maine snap by
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11/07/2021

We’ve heard a lot in the last couple of days about how the heat wave has been affecting our waterways’ ecosystems. Sealife being boiled alive along the shores, water grasses scorching in the sun, migration patterns being confused by storms and warmer waters. The climate crisis can not be ignored.

08/07/2021

What do y’all think today should be called?

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07/07/2021

Let’s take a closer look at how we interact with our planet. Have you given back to the earth today?

02/07/2021

is starting an awesome new series of events that we highly recommend. Castine By Starlight highlights the various cultural institutions, merchants, and residents of the community to celebrate the wonderful natural beautify and history of Castine!!

30/06/2021

The US uses about 120 terawatt-hours of energy each year to illuminate streets and parking lots and up to 50% of that light is wasted.

28/06/2021

Did you know that an estimated 83% of the world's people live under light-polluted skies and that 23% of the world’s land area is affected by skyglow??
(Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science)

25/06/2021

Would you rather visit space, or the deep ocean? Comment below!⬇️
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23/06/2021

Finally, meet our director, Itzel-Marine! Itzel-Marine is a French-Mexican-American creative producer, cinematographer, and anthropologist. Itzel-Marine begun her/their career creating films for the National Park Service. She/they’ve also worked for a wildlife NGO in Brazil, technical editing on an Emmy-winning documentary, and joined a National Geographic expedition to Nikumaroro searching for Amelia Earhart’s plane. Itzel-Marine founded Cactus Box Films in 2021 to highlight the importance of conservation through the art of film.

23/06/2021

Continuing our conversation about light pollution, did you know that certain types of light are more polluting than others? Tucson, Arizona, for example, has drastically reduced their light pollution after swapping all of their street lights to LED lights. Just another example of small, easy steps communities and individuals can take to reduce light pollution!
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21/06/2021

Castine sunsets 🌅

20/06/2021

To witness the wonder of the beautiful stars and galaxies, we must reduce light pollution as much as possible! Studies estimate that over 80% of people live under light-polluted skies. Light pollution interferes with the rythms of the natural world, from our sleep patterns to bioluminescent firefly communication. We hope to bring your attention to the environmental issue of light pollution in Maine and elsewhere—when you see the Castine night and bioluminescent dinoflagellates, you will understand why the darkness must be preserved!

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18/06/2021

Here today with more bioluminescence fun facts: Another organism that can illuminate are fungi! There are 71 known species of bioluminescent fungi, a few of which can be found in Maine including the honey mushroom, Armillaria Mellea. Bioluminescent fungi can often be seen in soil or on trees, and the primary purpose for their light is to attract insects. In turn, the insects distribute the mushrooms spores! https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/517498

16/06/2021

From our night tour last week with !
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14/06/2021

We had an amazing time on the bioluminescent night tour last week with ! The twinkling waters and clear starry skies are so otherworldly, you have to see it to believe.

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13/06/2021

Check out this amazing photo of bioluminescent dinoflagellates , taken by ! The dinoflagellates are single-celled organisms, glowing through a photosynthetic reaction between oxygen and luciferase. The reason for their bioluminescence isn’t known, but it is most likely a way to scare off or confuse predators !

12/06/2021

Castine 6.10.21

11/06/2021

Alas, The figurative tides and the wind are not compatible. But we will persist.

09/06/2021

We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon on the water today! Discoveries of the day include: loons, cormorants, pollen, islands, and cumulus clouds.

08/06/2021

“We began as wanderers and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.”

-Carl Sagan
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