CLEARLAKE, Calif. – There are ordinary, good nature documentaries – and then there are the two glorious (and free) films Second Sunday Cinema is screening on Sunday, July 13.

Each is about an hour long – come for one or both.

The venue is the Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Ave. in Clearlake.

Doors open at 5:45 p.m., with the film beginning at 6 p.m.

The first film to be screened will be "My Life as a Turkey.” It follows naturalist Joe Hutto as he hatches, imprints and mothers a clutch of wild turkey eggs with such dedication he is accepted as a turkey not just by his new children, but by the other wild animals in the Florida outback.  

This beautifully made film allows the viewer to participate in the awe and wonder of this spiritual year-long experience.

The second film will be "Proteus: a Nineteenth Century Vision."  

Its central figure is Ernst Haekel, a biologist and watercolor artist who fell in love with the beauties of nature.

More specifically, he discovered the myriad forms of radiolaria, minute sea creatures who build an astounding array of incredibly beautiful exoskeletons – skeletons on the outside of their tiny bodies.  Haekel painted thousands of these.

Set to music by the filmmakers, who are totally attuned to the wonders depicted in the film, the radiolaria, and our hearts, dance. This gorgeous film is a stunning rarity you will remember the rest of your life.

The cooler at the church is fixed and softer chairs will be brought in from the church sanctuary.  

For more information call 707-889-7355.