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Movies with The Reg - Blackfish


  • Reg Lenna 116 East 3rd Street Jamestown, NY, 14701 (map)

Only $5! Stream this movie at home! 50% of the net proceeds will go directly to Reg Lenna Center for The Arts.* Click the image below to watch the movie trailer:

Many of us have experienced the excitement and awe of watching 8,000 pound orcas, or “killer whales,” soar out of the water and fly through the air at sea parks, as if in perfect harmony with their trainers. Yet this mighty black and white mammal has many sides – a majestic, friendly giant, seemingly eager to take trainers for a ride around the pool, yet shockingly – and unpredictably – able to turn on them at a moment’s notice.  Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy, employing the story of notorious performing whale Tilikum, who – unlike any orca in the wild – has taken the lives of several people while in captivity. So what went wrong?

Shocking footage and riveting interviews with trainers and experts manifest the orca’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity over the last four decades and the growing disillusionment of workers who were misled and endangered by the highly profitable sea-park industry. This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans truly know about these highly intelligent, and surprisingly sentient, fellow mammals that we only think we can control.

When you look into their eyes, somebody’s home.  Somebody’s looking back at you. . . but it may not be what you think.

With movie rental you will also have exclusive access to a Q&A with director Gabriela Cowperthwaite. June 3 at 8 p.m. eastern time. Access this event through the film rental page. You may send questions in advance of the Q&A via email: submityourquestion@magpictures.com.

*A 10% charitable donation to the director’s charity of choice - GiveDirectly’s COVID relief fund - will be taken from the ticket price before the 50/50 split between The Reg and Magnolia Pictures.

Rated PG-13. 90 minutes.

Movie rental is good for 5 days. Q&A will be archived for viewers who can’t tune in live.

Buy tickets through link above.

Later Event: June 1
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