Killer whales at SeaWorld are looked at and the truth about their
conditions and abuse are shown in the new documentary, BLACKFISH.
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite went inside SeaWorld to show how Orcas
turn on their handlers and how the animals suffer from being shipped
around the world and treated abusively.Shocking, never before seen footage and riveting interviews with
trainers and experts manifest the orca's extraordinary nature, the
species' cruel treatment in captivity over the last four decades and the
growing disillusionment of workers who were misled and endangered by
the highly profitable sea-park industry. This emotionally wrenching,
tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to
nature and reveals how little we humans truly know about these highly
intelligent, and surprisingly sentient, fellow mammals that we only
think we can control.
