New York, NY - March 30, 2009 - Isabella Rossellini's critically acclaimed and provocative online series, "Green Porno", goes from land to sea with the April 1st premiere of the second season on sundancechannel.com. The series features Rossellini as she acts out the reproductive habits of marine animals in six all new episodes entitled "Why Vagina", "Limpet", "Barnacle", "Starfish", "Whale" and "Angler". Like the first season of "Green Porno," this batch of films is scientifically accurate yet extremely entertaining.

"Green Porno" is produced by Isabella Rossellini, Jody Shapiro and Rick Gilbert in association with Sundance Channel. The series is conceived, written by and features Rossellini. The films are directed by Rossellini and Shapiro.

"The secret to 'Green Porno' is that they allow of us to laugh but they also communicate true scientific information," said Rossellini. "Because of what I learned in doing research for this series I felt strongly that there needed to be an added environmental element to really inform people how delicate the futures of these creatures are."

Meant to be shown either individually or as a series, the "Green Porno" films are a humorous, yet insightful, study of the curious ways nature's creatures procreate. The inventive costumes and colorful sets contribute to the playfulness of the shorts and make them ideal for online viewing.

"Sundance Channel audiences were vastly amused and entertained by 'Green Porno'," commented Christopher Barry, Sundance Channel, Senior Vice President Digital Media and Business Strategy. "The length, style and humor of these shorts make them perfect for digital viewing and we are eagerly awaiting Isabella's take on ocean creatures."

A selection of Rossellini's "Green Porno" shorts, which focused on the sex lives of insects, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and the 2008 Berlin international Film Festival. Season 1 of "Green Porno" is currently available at sundancechannel.com/greenporno.

Isabella Rossellini has had a successful career as a model with over 500 covers including Vogue, Elle and Vanity Fair, working with such renowned photographers as Richard Avedon and Bruce Weber. As an actress she has worked on numerous features in both Europe and the U.S.A., most notably, Blue Velvet, Big Night and Fearless. She has recently appeared in television programs including "Napoleon", "Merlin" and "30 Rock". Her first foray behind the camera was as the writer and creator of "My Dad is 100 Years Old", directed by Guy Maddin. This film was included in a retrospective of her father, Roberto Rossellini's amazing body of work which screened at MOMA and on an international Cinematheque tour in various venues around the world. "Green Porno" is her directorial debut.

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Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel is the television destination for independent-minded viewers seeking something different. Bold, uncompromising and irreverent, Sundance Channel offers audiences a diverse and engaging selection of films, documentaries, and original programs, all unedited and commercial free. Launched in 1996, Sundance Channel is a venture of NBC Universal, Showtime Networks Inc and Robert Redford. Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the overall Sundance mission of encouraging artistic freedom of expression. Sundance Channel’s website address is www.sundancechannel.com.

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