Black Godfather of Scuba Documentary Screening

Join DRUUMM and BLUU for a 90-minute special screening of the documentary Black Godfather of Scuba, centering the work of Dr. Albert José Jones, followed by a Q&A discussion with Paula Cole Jones and Master Diver Jay Haigler!

 Here are some words from our Paula Cole Jones:

"Time flies. Almost two years ago, I shared that a documentary was being made on my husband, Albert José Jones. The documentary has been in the film festival circuit since June 2022, and it is now available to the public. You are invited to view the film on April 30th from 7:00-8:30pm ET/4:00-5:30pm PT. Jay Haigler of the Underwater Adventure Seekers will join us for the discussion."

This special screening is for only DRUUMM members and BIPOC friends and will be co-moderated by DRUUMM and BLUU. Don't miss it!

Speaker Bio

Jay V. Haigler received his initial open water scuba certification from renowned International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. Albert José Jones. He is an Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) scientific diving instructor and a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Master Scuba Diver Trainer. Jay is currently the Dive Coordinator for the Underwater Adventure Seekers (UAS) Scuba Diving Club in Washington, DC. Mr. Haigler is also an AAUS board member and chairman of the statistics committee.

Mr. Haigler is the author of numerous publications, speeches, symposia presentations. He has been a contributing author with NOAA’s signature publication, The Earth Is Blue Magazine. He has published in academic journals such as Advances in Archaeological Practices. Mr. Haigler along with Dr. Albert José Jones have lectured at Harvard University’s Museums of Science & Culture and the History of Diving Museum.