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An Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Rob Stewart - Part Two

Nathalie Vanderheyden — Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:25:50 EST

Part two of Nathalie's conversation with Rob Stewart, creator of the documentary, Sharkwater.
On October 25th, Blogcritics published the first half of an interview with Rob Stewart, the director of the sensational documentary Sharkwater.To recap briefly, Rob Stewart is a photographer and biologist who set out to make a movie that would change public misconceptions about sharks. This turned into a four year project that saw him team up with...

Greed, Soup and The Rape of the Oceans

Nathalie Vanderheyden — Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:26:41 EST

The rapidly approaching extinction of a species has an inevitable effect on the marine ecosystem.
What would you say if I told you that a particular kind of soup will bring about the extinction of an entire group of species of marine life, which will in turn contribute to the total collapse of all the world's fisheries by 2048.Sounds like a rather alarmist statement doesn't it? Darned right, outrageous even! I bet you're all...

Why Sharks Get Such An Unfair Rap

Nathalie Vanderheyden — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:13:04 EDT

Exploring our fear of sharks and the movie, Jaws.
Sharks are not inherently dangerous to human beings. That's not a facetious statement on my part. I'm quite serious. The truth of the matter is that sharks do not consider us food. According to Shark Trust, "Negative interactions between humans and sharks are rare. For example, in 2000, there were only 23 'attacks' (with no fatalities) on the 264...

An Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Rob Stewart - Part One

Nathalie Vanderheyden — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:48:03 EDT

Part one of Nathalie's conversation with Rob Stewart, creator of the documentary Sharkwater.
Rob Stewart, the director of Sharkwater, is a photographer and biologist who set out to make a movie that would change public misconceptions about sharks. This turned into a four year long project that saw him team up with activist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to expose a black market trade in shark fins, the economic grasp...

Movie Review: Sharkwater

Nathalie Vanderheyden — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:05:01 EDT

Sharkwater is the "Inconvenient Truth" about the dire state of our marine eco-systems.
Sharkwater is a devastatingly beautiful film. I'm not exaggerating or being trite when I say this. Point of fact I've chosen my words very carefully. Filmed using high definition technology, the underwater shots in this film are the most stunning I have ever seen. And I have watched hundreds of nature documentaries. Every swooping...