Tune into CNN tonight at 6 PM PDT to watch the full documentary.
‘Blackfish’ Director: Killer Whales Don’t Belong in CaptivityMy producer Manny Oteyza and I would sit dumbfounded after these revelatory interviews, wondering whether we had heard it all, wondering if we were truly prepared to take on this massive story. Then we’d hear more. And more. To this day, multiple SeaWorld employees who have seen the film suggest to me that Blackfish barely scratches the surface. I tried very hard to interview SeaWorld for the film. For six months we went back and forth. I tried former SeaWorld spokespeople as well, always imagining that SeaWorld’s voice would be represented in the film. I even provided them my list of questions (a documentary filmmaking taboo). They finally declined.
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