SeaWorld and its former CEO will pay more than $5 million to settle federal charges related to the financial impact of Gabriela Cowperthwaite's 2013 film. Cowperthwaite’s film premiered at Sundance in ...

The documentary “Blackfish” is proving to have a long tail. The hit doc, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, then aired on CNN and later put up for live streaming on Netflix, detailed ...

I took my kids to SeaWorld. Not just once, but multiple times. I remember experiencing what I call the “cringe factor”—when you know you’re watching something creepy but it’s not quite appalling ...

"Blackfish" filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite decided to make the documentary after taking her kids to SeaWorld. She says, "There's something about it that felt wrong, but I couldn't figure out what it ...

Source: Blackfish Media Photo Gallery. Photo by Gabriela Cowperthwaite - © 2013 - Magnolia Pictures If SeaWorld is the new Sun City, it’s time to understand the so ...

When director Gabriela Cowperthwaite set out to make Blackfish more than a decade ago, not even she knew the impact the documentary about the captivity of orcas, mostly at SeaWorld, would have. "I ...

There is one essential truth emphasized by every former killer whale trainer who appeared in “Blackfish,” a film featured on CNN and recently nominated by the British Academy Film Awards for best ...

Gabriela Cowperthwaite says she doesn't see evidence the company is really changing By Diana Swartz Seaworld and Blackfish - H 2014 SeaWorld Entertainment’s Jim Atchison is stepping down as CEO in a ...

Advocates of rights for whales and dolphins made strides last night, as the documentary Blackfish aired on CNN during prime-time hours. The film tells the story of orca whales kept in captivity at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cowperthwaite's film premiered at Sundance in 2013, where it stunned festival audiences, and was subsequently shown repeatedly on ...