Film Presentation of “Blackfish” by Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Introduction by Former Ocean Institute Lecturer, Lucia Brantley

Recommended Reading Links – prepared by Film Presenter Lucia Brantley

Blackfish – What Can You Do?
Recommended Reading and Viewing List

Saturday February 15th at the Springdale Canyon Community Center at 6:00 pm (Note earlier than usual start time.)

Film Synopsis: Blackfish tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that killed several people while in captivity. Along the way, director-producer Gabriela Cowperthwaite compiles shocking footage and emotional interviews to explore the creature’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity, the lives and losses of the trainers and the pressures brought to bear by the multi-billion dollar sea-park industry.

This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentient fellow mammals.

Attendance is free.

This project is supported by Utah Arts and Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts .

: Support for this event provided by The National Endowment for the Arts

Support for this event was provided by the Washington County Library.