Keep Calm and Watch Blackfish

In order to grasp an understanding about the pain and suffering that orcas endure whilst in capvitity, it is important to watch Blackfish. Despite campaigns to ban the captivity of orca whales spanning over decades, it was the release of this documentary in 2013 that gave the fight for orca release global recognition. Blackfish documents the mistreatment of orca whales in marine parks with the focus being SeaWorld. The core revelations disclosed by filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite make for a shocking documentary.

Blackfish presents facts about SeaWorld that will completely change the way viewers think about marine park entertainment. The film works to dismantle SeaWorld's lies and produces real life footage to accompany their revelations. The information disclosed in Blackfish comes from interviews with ex SeaWorld trainers who give first hand accounts of the mistreatment that orca whales endure.

In addition to interviews and footage, Blackfish delves into the horrifying facts of how orcas came to be captured by humans, separated from their families and forced to entertain. One of the most shocking stories revealed in the film is that of Tilikum - the biggest orca whale currently in captivity at SeaWorld.

Blackfish reveals that Tilikum has been in captivity for the entirety of his adult life and in that time, he has been responsible for the deaths of three people. These fatal attacks were the result of Tilikum living in captivity and being forced to endure confined living quarters, mixing with orcas not from his pod, a lack of exercise and poor nutrition.

Blackfish provides viewers with information that has been undisclosed to the public for decades. It aids the orcas battle for freedom and gives humans a reason to boycott SeaWorld and become a part of a bigger movement that wants to end orca captivity.

Trailer for Blackfish