Orca - Black & White Gold
Schedule
Fri Oct 18 2024 at 01:00 pm to 02:35 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Marcus West End Cinema | St. Louis Park, MN
About this Event
ORCA - Black & White Gold
Friday, October 18th at 1:00pm
Synopsis: A captivating docu-thriller about the international orca trade, illuminating how the export of an American business model is influencing illegal trade in endangered wild orcas, through unprecedented access to journalists, activists, former trainers, and the catchers themselves.
When a truth-seeking investigative journalist uncovers the illicit Russian orca
trade to a billion dollar market in China, fearless activists issue a call to action. The international outcry forces the Kremlin to free over 100 wild-caught orcas and belugas from the infamous “whale J*il” facility where they are held captive before their sale to Chinese aquariums. A ragtag team of orca catchers is paid by the government to set them free, launching a dangerous release operation over a thousand miles long, while a former orca trainer goes undercover in China to reveal the heartbreaking truth about life for these highly intelligent animals living in captivity. With unprecedented access to the activists and journalists who have formed a resistance to protect the kings of the ocean, the film also captures the network of businessmen, orca catchers and bureaucrats who drive the global captivity trade, desperately trying to preserve their profit derived from a brutal and exploitative market.
Midwest Premiere
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Director
Sarah Nörenberg
Rating:
NR
94 mins
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Presenting Sponsor: Stearns Bank
Presenting Documentary Film Sponsor: Raymond J. Christensen Foundation
PLEASE NOTE: SEATS NOT GUARANTEED! A ticket reservation does NOT guarantee a seat to the screening! Seats are on a first come, first serve basis. Ticket reservation list will be set to overfill the theater. Tickets will be handed out on a first come, first served basis to ANYONE waiting in the Will Call line until they are gone.
Where is it happening?
Marcus West End Cinema, 1625 West End Boulevard, St. Louis Park, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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