The story of the young woman who was left behind on San Nicolas Island and lived alone there for 18 years — Juana Maria, as the Santa Barbara padres named her — is familiar to those who have read Scott O’Dell’s book The Island of the Blue Dolphins.

Filmmaker Paul Goldsmith brings the story of Juana Maria’s ordeal and years on the island to life in the film The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, which will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM), 113 Harbor Way.

Following the screening, John Johnson, executive producer, will be available to answer questions and discuss the making of the film. Johnson is curator of anthropology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Cost to attend is $10 for SBMM members, $20 for non-members. Doors open to members at 6:15 p.m., non-members at 6:45 p.m. Register at www.sbmm.org or call 805-456-8747.

Goldsmith studied film at New York University, then moved to California to work as a director of photography. He has filmed movies, television, commercials, music videos and documentaries, and received awards including an Emmy, and an Oscar for a film he photographed, When We Were Kings (Muhammad Ali in Zaire).

Alone on the Island of the Blue Dolphins is the final film in a trilogy Goldsmith made about Native American history in California. The first film Six Generations was made in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Johnson has served as curator of anthropology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History since 1986. His career has been devoted to understanding the culture and history of the Chumash Indians and their neighbors in south central California. He holds a BA, MA and Ph.D from UCSB.

Johnson also serves as part of a research team whose recent investigations have shed new light on the Lone Woman’s story.

The Maritime Museum event is sponsored by Marie L. Morrisroe.

— Rita Serotkin for Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.