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Tales of Sunshine: Florida EcoStories

Through a meditative journey into the depths of Florida ecology, Tales of Sunshine observes the intimate and inspiring stories of four naturalists during the height of COVID-19. Explore the web of subtropical life with a conservation biologist, an ex-convict fisherman, a mermaid activist and a farm worker coalition leader.

  • Vince Marcucci
    Director
    Split Oak
  • Vince Marcucci
    Producer
  • Ian Biazzo
    Key Cast
  • Michelle Colson
    Key Cast
  • Freddy Matos
    Key Cast
  • Nely Rodriguez
    Key Cast
  • Kelly Saenz
    Production Coordinator
  • Christopher Shick
    Production Coordinator
  • Kristen Gallo
    Production Coordinator
  • Carlos Napoleoni
    Music Composer
  • Nico Garces
    Music Composer
  • Matt Hyland
    Cinematographers
  • Carlos Napoleoni
    Cinematographers
  • Vince Marcucci
    Cinematographers
  • Clio Yang
    Sound Operator
  • Lexa Davis
    Assistant Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Environmental, Socio-Political, Florida, Oceans, Wildlife, Sustainability, Freshwater Springs, Tree Frogs, Farmworkers, Human Rights
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Central Florida
  • Florida Film Festival
    Orlando, Florida
    United States
    April 9, 2022
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sunscreen Film Festival
    St. Petersburg
    United States
    May 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • FLOW Film Festival
    Hollywood, Florida
    United States
    July 22, 2022
    Best Florida Documentary
  • Fort Myers Film Festival
    Fort Myers, Florida
    United States
    June 23, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Florida Conservation Voters
    Tallahassee, Florida
    United States
    July 10, 2022
    Planetarium Screening + Q&A Event
  • Miami Web Fest
    Miami, Florida
    United States
    September 30, 2022
    Best Student Web Series
  • Orlando International Film Festival
    Orlando, Florida
    United States
    July 9, 2022
    Best Florida Documentary
  • UCF Arboretum
    Orlando, Florida
    United States
    April 21, 2022
    Live Audience Garden Screening
  • Florida Native Plants Society - Tarflower Chapter
    Orlando, Florida
    United States
    December 10, 2022
    Live Audience Garden Screening
  • WPBT South Florida PBS

    United States
    November 24, 2022
    'The Fisherman' Premieres on Television
Director Biography - Vince Marcucci

Vincent Marcucci is an emerging filmmaker born and raised in Cape Coral, Florida, United States. Through an ecological lens, Marcucci's stories unveil the interconnections between the self and the other. His documentary short film Split Oak (2019) and series Tales of Sunshine: Florida EcoStories (2022) explore environmental justice, while his short film Thrift Store (2018) plays with the human-object relationship. Marcucci seeks to share human and wildlife stories that represent justice across time, space and species.

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