"Blackfish" Live Blog

It was one of the hottest films out of the Sundance Film Festival, but "Blackfish" will leave you with chills. Critics have praised "Blackfish" for being an "emotionally powerful" and "mesmerizing psychological thriller" that could double as a teaching tool. Thank you for watching CNN Films' documentary "Blackfish" for more information, please visit cnn.com/blackfish.

3rd & 7 37yd

Respect animals you don't own them and you don't know them.

by Leogaza 10/25/2013 2:11:44 AM

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I remember when we shot @carolray_wa telling us the mother and calf story. It was moving & riveting back then and still is #Blackfish

by Manny Oteyza via twitter 10/25/2013 2:11:53 AM
@Sam10k Even #zoo apologist Newt Gingrich calls @blackfishmovie "compelling"-says "#SeaWorld owes public transparency & accountability."

by readanddogood via twitter 10/25/2013 2:11:54 AM
Agreed Lisa! Adults young and old and everyone in between should view this.

by Ms. T 10/25/2013 2:11:55 AM

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Aloha, Watching the calf's being ripped away from the mothers....breaks my heart.

by MauiHeidi 10/25/2013 2:12:07 AM

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How can riding an Orca be educational? #Blackfish

by DeniseHerzing via twitter retweeted by SalCardoni 10/25/2013 2:12:13 AM
70 plus killer whale accidents happened at SeaWorld, & fmr. trainer said while she worked there she knew about none of them #Blackfish @CNN

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/25/2013 2:12:19 AM
It's been hypothesized male orca fin stiffness sign of male 'fitness' (like peacock tail), flopped fins in wild=usually injured #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 2:12:41 AM
I joined the side that said no thanks...even with the "hazard pay" of $6 or more an hour #nothanks - I had nightmares of that Ken Peters acdt

by Kimberly Ashdown via twitter 10/25/2013 2:12:58 AM
Not all injurious behavior by killer whales on humans is with malice. Killer whales are big, and social rels w/ humans unnatural #Blackfish

by Jason G. Goldman via twitter 10/25/2013 2:13:12 AM
OSHA in 2007 after Ken Peters: "If someone hasn't been killed already, it is only a matter of time before it does happen." #Blackfish

by Vivian Kuo via twitter 10/25/2013 2:13:24 AM
This is so sad. It's like kidnapping a baby right out the mothers arm. Wow! I can't imagine

by Shamika 10/25/2013 2:13:29 AM

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In wild communities the rule is to wait until at least early teens to reproduce. In captivity those rules are broken.

by Orca Network 10/25/2013 2:13:37 AM

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God bless the former sea world trainers for speaking out!! they are heroes!!!

by rick 10/25/2013 2:13:45 AM

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Rhetoric of mean, aggressive, evil, etc is not useful when discussion how a killer whale socially interacts w/ a human #Blackfish

by Jason G. Goldman via twitter 10/25/2013 2:13:53 AM
I love going to SeaWorld and will continue to support them. It Is a shame that so much negative is being put out there with none of the great things SeaWorld does being told. Things have improved for the mammals and will continue to do so.

by jt 10/25/2013 2:13:53 AM

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RT if you're watching @blackfishmovie on @CNN right now!

Let the world see the truth about @SeaWorld once & for all. #BlackfishOnCNN

by PETA via twitter retweeted by Marischxo 10/25/2013 2:14:08 AM
Favorite #Blackfish crew quote: "I was not unimpressed by his calm demeanor. I would have been scared shitless."

by Tim Zimmermann via twitter retweeted by azephyrgirl 10/25/2013 2:14:17 AM
For more info read #DeathAtSeaWorld #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 2:14:27 AM
Fuck SeaWorld!!!

by Desirea Gil via twitter retweeted by jeffrey_ventre 10/25/2013 2:15:24 AM
Breaking up a mother and child. Shame on you @SeaWorld #Blackfish #shutdownseaworld

by Spooky Action via twitter retweeted by Marischxo 10/25/2013 2:15:47 AM
Some of our cast @FHFilmFest screening - Ken Balcomb, @jeffrey_ventre and Howard Garrett http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWg516WCcAEjQGP.jpg

by Blackfish via twitter retweeted by amyl12 10/25/2013 2:15:54 AM
"They're NOT your whales, THEY (Seaworld) OWN them" ~@johnjhargrove
#Blackfish http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXYxLUkCMAAlB-1.jpg

by oceanCRIES via twitter retweeted by TakePart 10/25/2013 2:15:57 AM
If you are enjoying @CNNFilms ' #Blackfish , be sure to check out @PandorasPromise coming 11/7 gtg.lu/1amQA77 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXYz9H7CAAAUyTf.png

by CNN Public Relations via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/25/2013 2:16:02 AM
“@PartyRockersTV : Shock unimaginable to pull a baby from its mother @CoveMovie_OPS @CNNFilms @Sam10k @jeffrey_ventre http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXYxuwXIEAAtv6p.jpg”

by Voice_OT_Orcas via twitter retweeted by jeffrey_ventre 10/25/2013 2:16:03 AM
70 plus killer whale accidnets happened at Seaworld #Blackfish

by Brittany Brady via twitter 10/25/2013 2:16:59 AM
These animals are quite obviously playing. The problem? They're 5000lbs and we're 200lbs. That trainer who survived was playing an unwilling game with the orca. This "documentary" is nonsense. Are play-biting dogs also vicious?

by Ron 10/25/2013 2:17:07 AM

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Cheery vintage SeaWorld commercials provide a striking contrast for the horrors that occurred in the parks #Blackfish @CNN

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/25/2013 2:17:10 AM
BackBlackfish.com 45 celebrities are joining the pod... Who is your favorite? mine is @mcgregor_ewan

by Kimberly Ashdown via twitter 10/25/2013 2:17:14 AM
It's time to know that no matter how well trained, an animal is what it is: ANIMAL...

by Dyems4 10/25/2013 2:17:43 AM

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Remember these are Killer Whales a wild instinct is always present trainers are at high risk whales should not be held in captivity and played with ridiculous

by dee 10/25/2013 2:17:52 AM

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We went orca watching in the San Juan Islands last year. Even before this movie we put a ban on any future trips to Sea World.

by Basil Family 10/25/2013 2:18:18 AM

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#ProTip : Jumping in the water with a giant predator to have a "magical" experience is not a great idea. #Blackfish

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/25/2013 2:18:28 AM
a mammal that size should never be taken from the wild and put in a pool

by lynn 10/25/2013 2:18:29 AM

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That was insanely tense scene in #Blackfish . Orca grabs trainer's leg and holda him under water repeatedly and trainer calmly survives.

by ed lavandera via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/25/2013 2:18:32 AM
Forgot to breathe for a few seconds watching #blackfish

by Rosa Flores via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/25/2013 2:18:37 AM
another favorite line from john "have a magical experience"@John_Jett_Phd

by Kimberly Ashdown via twitter 10/25/2013 2:18:49 AM
RT via @Orcawild : "Dorsal collapse happens in less than 1%of wild K whales All captive males hve collapsed dorsal fins" - @jeffrey_ventre

by Sam10k via twitter retweeted by jeffrey_ventre 10/25/2013 2:18:50 AM
Indeed. RT @CNNFilms : Cheery vintage SeaWorld commercials provide a striking contrast for the horrors that occurred in the parks #Blackfish

by TakePart via twitter 10/25/2013 2:18:56 AM
Here's a fact-check of all the info in #Blackfish from 2 expert marine mammal scientists. southernfriedscience.com/?p=15500 Please RT!

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/25/2013 2:19:02 AM
No mention of hypothermia in Daniel Dukes' autopsy report yet that's why SeaWorld tells the public #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 2:19:02 AM
Damn all these years of dreaming to be a trainer only to open my eyes to the truth at 24 yrs old just heartbroken #blackfish time to fight

by Kassy Wolfe via twitter retweeted by carolray_wa 10/25/2013 2:19:14 AM
Tilikum's 2nd victim, Daniel Dukes, found dead in Tilie's tank. Tilie discovered parading the body around the next morning #Blackfish @CNN

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/25/2013 2:19:28 AM
*SPIT-TAKE* did they just say that the whale bit off that guy's genitals? Whoa. #Blackfish

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/25/2013 2:19:32 AM
"..The guy definitely jumped in the wrong pool." Uh yeah!! #Blackfish

by Vivian Kuo via twitter 10/25/2013 2:19:42 AM

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