June 8th is World Oceans Day! And I cannot think of a better to way to celebrate our oceans than to learn more about their sustainability. We are bringing back Cinema at the Cannery, featuring films related to our special exhibit Seafood for Thought.

In our unique Boiler House Theatre, we will be screening two movies about sustainability and ocean-friendly choices.

• Saturday, June 9th Sharkwater will be showing at 2:00 pm
• Sunday, June 10th End of the Line will be showing at 2:00 pm

About the movies:

Sharkwater: 

Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, [Rob Stewart’s] Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between the Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.

Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth’s history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. [Read more].

End of the Line:

The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans […].

In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food.

It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation.

Filmed over two years, The End of the Line follows the investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs, who exhibit little regard for the damage they are doing to the oceans.

One of his allies is the former tuna farmer turned whistleblower Roberto Mielgo – on the trail of those destroying the world’s magnificent bluefin tuna population.

Filmed across the world – from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market – featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials, The End of the Line is a wake-up call to the world. [Read more]

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