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Blackfish is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.It concerns Tilikum, an orca held by SeaWorld and the controversy over captive orcas.The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2013, and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films for wider release.
The film created a new movement, called "The Blackfish Effect", and in 2016 SeaWorld announced it would stop breeding orcas and put an end to all orca performances by 2019, which was largely attributed to the film. [8] In 2017, her first feature film, Megan Leavey was released. A drama based on real events, the film follows a corporal in the U ...
SeaWorld disagreed, characterising the film as propaganda. [12] [55] After its release in 2013, the film awakened a national dialogue about the issue. [12] SeaWorld struggled with the effect of Blackfish on public perception, [46] [50] and there were some cancellations by music performers who planned to hold shows at SeaWorld.
Filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite talks about the "Blackfish effect" 10 years later, how SeaWorld gave her a metaphorical "gift basket" and what she hopes will still change.
John Hargrove is a former senior killer whale trainer for SeaWorld and supervisor of killer whale training at Marineland of Antibes in France. Hargrove appeared in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, wrote a book about his experiences in Beneath The Surface, and has campaigned in support of legislation in California and New York to end the practice of keeping killer whales in captivity.
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Sea of Shadows is a 2019 documentary about environmental activists (Sea Shepherd), the Mexican Navy, marine scientists and undercover investigators trying to prevent the extinction of the vaquita, a species of porpoise and the smallest whale in the world, by pulling gillnets, doing research, and fighting back Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia who are destroying ocean habitats in their brutal ...