Sharkwater Extinction
Stewart's third film is also his best... with scenes of marine genocide that should make us all weep tears of rage.
Sharkwater Extinction
Sharkwater Extinction is a thrilling and inspiring action-packed journey that follows award-winning filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction of sharks. From West Africa, Spain, Panama, Costa Rica, France, and even in our own backyard, Stewart’s third film dives into the often violent underworld of the pirate fishing trade to expose a multi-billion dollar industry. Shark finning is still rampant, shark fin soup is still being consumed on an enormous scale, and endangered sharks are now also being used to make products for human consumption. Stewart’s mission is to save the sharks and oceans before it’s too late.
Genre
Documentary,
Nature
Runtime
85
Language
English
Director
Rob Stewart
FEATURED REVIEW
Nick SchagerVariety
“Sharkwater Extinction” isn’t just a follow-up to 2006’s “Sharkwater”; it’s another in a long line of well-intentioned advocacy docs that end with a website address. The difference, however, is that Rob Stewart’s film also concludes with the Canadian writer-director’s own 2017 demise at the age of ...
Played at
NoHo 7 12.14.18 - 12.20.18
Monica Film Center 3.01.19 - 3.07.19
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