"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.

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“@jgold85 : @WhySharksMatter dolphin-safe tuna?” That would have worked. Orcas are in the dolphin family after all #Blackfish

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/24/2013 10:09:46 PM
Orca trainer @Jeffrey_ventre "I was told to destroy the tapes" #Blackfish (HT @oceanadvocatefl )

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:11:33 PM
.@whysharksmatter fave thing abt killer whales (Orcinus orca) & false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) is both are dolphins #Blackfish

by Jason G. Goldman via twitter 10/24/2013 10:11:48 PM
At request of @CNNfilms I am no longer tweeting about non- #Blackfish things tonight. I'm confusing their live blog. Apologies.

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/24/2013 10:13:16 PM
New study to be presented at Society for Marine Mammalogy conference in Dec: mortality rates in captive orcas 3x that of wild #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:13:43 PM
I got 9 of 9 questions right in the "How much do you know about the killer whale?" quiz at HLNtv.com #Blackfish

by carol ray via twitter 10/24/2013 10:13:47 PM
Terrified & enthralled by @CNN 's #Blackfish tonight at 9 pm & psyched 4 director @GabrielaCowperthwait to live tweet cnn.com/blackfishlive

by MargaretHoover via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/24/2013 10:14:04 PM
Me too. Orcas from here to tomorrow. MT @WhySharksMatter : No longer tweeting non-#Blackfish things tonight. I'm confusing @CNNfilms liveblog

by Jason G. Goldman via twitter 10/24/2013 10:14:31 PM
#Blackfish is PG-13, so watch it with your kids! youth = future.

by carol ray via twitter 10/24/2013 10:15:09 PM
Have you watched the trailer for #Blackfish yet? Prepare for tonights American CNN showing here youtube.com/watch?v=w2vG_I…

by Blackfish via twitter 10/24/2013 10:15:11 PM
Move captive orcas to sea pens - a win-win scenario : cnn.com/2013/10/24/opi… #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:16:31 PM
"Shamu" is a stage name @SeaWorld uses 2 disguise how often their orcas are 2 sick 2 perform or die. Shamu died in 1971 #BlackfishOnCNN 9pET

by Melissa Williamson via twitter retweeted by Craken_MacCraic 10/24/2013 10:17:04 PM
SeaWorld explain how captive orcas & other dolphins R educational, in wild they breach when they want to, not for food #BlackfishOnCNN

by CoveMovie_OPS via twitter retweeted by DeathAtSeaworld 10/24/2013 10:19:46 PM
Reminder: Tonight @ 6pm PDT/9pm EDT, @CNNFilms airs #Blackfish . I'll be livetweeting & blogging. Join in! blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-ani… #sciamblogs

by Jason G. Goldman via twitter retweeted by CasperHobbes 10/24/2013 10:20:12 PM
Killer whales - do they belong in captivity or the wild? Our #Blackfish debate with #earth_ist & @ZOOmility starts 6:30pET

by Crossfire via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/24/2013 10:21:04 PM
“orca attacks..the question is not whether but when the next tragedy for marine mammals in captivity will occur” Louie Psihoyos 2 USCongress

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:22:01 PM
So happy to see all excitement for @blackfishmovie & @cnnfilms the whales deserve this & so do the filmmakers congrats! - #dasw #blackfish

by David L Kirby via twitter 10/24/2013 10:23:04 PM
15 minutes until this evenings #Blackfish coverage on CNN's Crossfire with guest Tim Zimmermann!

by The Orca Project via twitter retweeted by DeathAtSeaworld 10/24/2013 10:23:41 PM
Sea World would want us to believe we need to see dolphins to save them. Then how do kids know so much about dinosaurs? #Blackfish

by RichardOBarry via twitter retweeted by DeathAtSeaworld 10/24/2013 10:23:47 PM
Tonight the truth will be revealed. 9PM @CNNFilms #BlackfishOnCNN

by thebattwoman via twitter retweeted by DeathAtSeaworld 10/24/2013 10:23:51 PM
CNN reporter reviewing "blackfish" says she can never go to sea world again!

by simonsam via twitter retweeted by carolray_wa 10/24/2013 10:25:16 PM
next on @CrossfireCNN a #Blackfish debate! chat on cnn.com/blackfishlive @VanJones68 @newtgingrich @stefcutter @secupp #CNN

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/24/2013 10:25:51 PM
Live captures for marine theme parks can break up complex orca social systems intl-rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/2/4/49… HT @oceansresearch #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:26:21 PM
Getting ready to live tweet from @AbuDhabiFF @blackfishmovie @CNNFilms premiere

by Manny Oteyza via twitter 10/24/2013 10:27:52 PM
Make sure to follow marine mammal expert @Craken_MacCraic , tweeting links to scientific papers relevant to #Blackfish discussion

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/24/2013 10:29:45 PM
Correction: @CNNFilms will show #Blackfish at 9pm ET/PT. @WhySharksMatter and co are live-tweeting. Bring your Qs, join the conversation!

by upwell_us via twitter retweeted by WhySharksMatter 10/24/2013 10:30:52 PM
#Blackfish @CrossfireCNN starts now w @newtgingrich and @VanJones68 !

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/24/2013 10:31:01 PM
Court case on orca trainer safety-Seaworld didn't report many attacks to @OSHA or court ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/tm… #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:31:26 PM
Spock says "they are not the hell your whales" #Blackfish meets #StarTrek youtube.com/watch?v=yDTCXy… HT@@brettfavaro

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:33:41 PM
WOO HOO!!! #Blackfish is already trending on twitter but c'mon peeps #BlackfishONCNN is just too long of a hash tag. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXYDBtPCcAE85YD.png

by Katheryn Patterson via twitter retweeted by Craken_MacCraic 10/24/2013 10:33:58 PM
.@MarineKatPat Official hashtag is #Blackfish not #BlackfishONCNN according to @CNNFilms

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/24/2013 10:34:43 PM
Our #Crossfire guest Tim Zimmerman @earth_ist wrote the magazine article that inspired the film #Blackfish .

by Crossfire via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/24/2013 10:35:03 PM
Grey Stafford @ZOOmility : As a trainer, we know these animals better than anyone else. #Crossfire #Blackfish

by Crossfire via twitter 10/24/2013 10:36:39 PM
I think I'm going to watch #Scandal via Twitter tonight. Watching #Blackfish on #CNN instead.

by Jabari via twitter 10/24/2013 10:37:42 PM
Now @CrossfireCNN screening party @CNN watching #Blackfish talk...chat more on cnn.com/blackfishlive http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXYEYwDIYAEXx4-.jpg

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/24/2013 10:38:37 PM
Daniel Dukes was killed by orca Tillicum: 37 pre/post mortem injuries ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/tm… SeaWorld said he died of hypothermia #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:38:43 PM
Great debate on killer whales and captivity now on Crossfire on CNN

by Martin Savidge via twitter 10/24/2013 10:39:53 PM
.@newtgingrich extends an offer to @SeaWorld to come on #Crossfire . "They owe the country transparency & accountability" #Blackfish

by Crossfire via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/24/2013 10:41:18 PM
#blackfish #crossfire Newt says film powerful and asks "Where is SeaWorld?" And challenges them to state their case on show

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:42:25 PM
#blackfish born in captivity still suffer. and babies ripped from their mothers.

by carol ray via twitter 10/24/2013 10:43:27 PM
Tim Zimmermann outguns Grey Stafford every step: Crossfire- you just cant justify this practice @blackfishmovie @cnnfilms #blackfish #dasw

by David L Kirby via twitter 10/24/2013 10:43:38 PM
#Blackfish #Crossfire SeaWorld wldnt touch tuna issue - dolphins saved by activists in 1970s, not SeaWorld

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:44:53 PM
Stafford: "The animals can swim away if they want to" REALLY? That's exactly the point: Nowhere for them to go #blackfish @cnnfilms #dasw

by David L Kirby via twitter 10/24/2013 10:45:32 PM
#Blackfish #Crossfire Newt says film is unique and compelling

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/24/2013 10:46:07 PM
Who's watching #Blackfish tonight? So excited to see it!

by DS via twitter 10/24/2013 10:48:12 PM

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