Roger Roth - Underwater filmmaker; founder & director of the international, non-profit Underwater Images Photo/Video Competition. www.uwimages.org
Roger Roth is a former science teacher and has been diving and filming underwater since 1988. He's earned nine international gold medals for underwater video production and has authored dozens of educational videos for schools and educational outreach programs around the world. A partial client list for Roger includes the Discovery Channel, the U.S. Navy, the Nature Conservancy, Aggressor Fleet, Ltd., MV FeBrina and Walindi Plantation in PNG, Loloata and Tufi Dive Resorts in PNG, Peter Hughes’ Star Dancer, Kasawari-Lembeh and Cocotinos Dive Resort in N. Sulawesi, Indonesia, Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Ocean Futures Foundation.
The Romance of Lembeh Straits
Synopsis: This film illustrates numerous marine behaviors of underwater species found in Lembeh Straight, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. These behaviors range from courting dances to mating processes, feeding processes and other behaviors specific to each of these creatures. Many of these creatures are smaller than a few centimeters and some are quite rare.
There is an important need to bring attention to the wonders of our oceans in order to create a love and respect for them in all people of the world. Our oceans are in dire need of conservation and protection.