"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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“If you were in a bathtub for 25 years, don't you think you'd get a little psychotic?!" - @jvelezmitchell #BlackFish #CNNFilms

by Marisch Perera via twitter 10/25/2013 1:13:43 AM
have you ever been to a killer whale show? answer our poll on at cnn.com/blackfishlive #Blackfish

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/25/2013 1:14:37 AM
#blackfish John Crowe speaks from the heart

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 1:14:45 AM
#Blackfish my heartfelt thanks go out to the ex trainers, gabby, manny, tim and everyone involved with Blackfish. Thanks.

by John Jett via twitter 10/25/2013 1:14:49 AM
pledge NOT BUY A TICKET to killer whales in captivity. bit.ly/18gBrzv @TakePart #blackfish @CNNFilms

by Salvatore Cardoni via twitter 10/25/2013 1:14:54 AM
"The worst thing I've ever done is hunt that whale." #Blackfish

by TakePart via twitter 10/25/2013 1:15:06 AM
and here comes #tilikum #blackfish

by Salvatore Cardoni via twitter 10/25/2013 1:15:19 AM
Tilikum, loosely translated from Chinook, a native Pacific NW language, means “friend.”

by Vivian Kuo via twitter 10/25/2013 1:15:39 AM
In the wild, Tilikum would probably have been a part of a pod of 5-6 family members for his entire life. #Blackfish

by Jason G. Goldman via twitter 10/25/2013 1:16:01 AM
“@jeffrey_ventre : Oh, the irony of the #SeaCircus giving lessons on how 2 project R trainer voices & speak out // #BlackfishOnCNN @CNNFilms

by Voice_OT_Orcas via twitter retweeted by jeffrey_ventre 10/25/2013 1:16:21 AM
"It was the worst thing I had ever done...to hunt that whale." -Whale Capturer #Blackfish #CNNFilms

by Marisch Perera via twitter 10/25/2013 1:16:21 AM
This science paper has a lot of the human death facts & court case information inc post-mortem details #Blackfish ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/tm…

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 1:16:27 AM
15 minutes into #blackfish and I already want to cry

by Andrea via twitter retweeted by SalCardoni 10/25/2013 1:16:37 AM
At 2 years of age, #Tilikum was already 11.5 feet long. #Blackfish

by TakePart via twitter 10/25/2013 1:16:53 AM
#Blackfish takes you into the wild, where a fmr. whale hunter said capturing an orca felt like "kidnapping a little kid," @CNN

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/25/2013 1:17:00 AM
Worth noting that despite the heartbreaking footage of orca capture we just saw, *MOST* currently captive orcas are captive-bred #Blackfish

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/25/2013 1:17:03 AM
"It's like kidnapping a kid in front of his mother." #blackfish

by Rosa Flores via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/25/2013 1:17:14 AM
.@KOKOBEAR52 not for AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums like SeaWorld. They are now bred in captivity. #Blackfish

by Jason G. Goldman via twitter 10/25/2013 1:17:25 AM
We used the best composer Jeff Beal. He is amazing, he composed a theme for Tilikum #Blackfish

by Manny Oteyza via twitter 10/25/2013 1:18:00 AM
Use #Blackfish in your tweets & engage in the conversation at cnn.com/blackfishlive with @BlackfishMovie director @gabcoperthwait & more!

by aprilCNNpr via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/25/2013 1:18:06 AM
Though AZA or WAZA accreditation doesn't apply to non-accredited institutions, obviously. #Blackfish

by Jason G. Goldman via twitter 10/25/2013 1:18:07 AM
Baby Brandon likes orcas. Do you? #Blackfish http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXYoioLCAAA2YsZ.jpg

by Eric Weisbrod, CNN via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 10/25/2013 1:18:19 AM
watching #blackfish for the 2nd time and crying again

by linisima 10/25/2013 1:18:37 AM

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I feel like this will be the most watched CNN Film of the year

by Tililuver 10/25/2013 1:18:42 AM

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Thanks for airing such a powerful documentary about the inhumane culture of whale captivity. Docs like this and The Cove about the dolphin drive in Japan will one day cause some changes in the industry.

by J Perron 10/25/2013 1:18:50 AM

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Not getting a lot of *QUESTIONS* so far... getting a lot of rants and more than a few threats.... #Blackfish

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/25/2013 1:18:59 AM
Only 3 Seaworld whales left from captures in 1970s #Blackfish other 23 now death

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 1:19:07 AM
Free tilly ❤️ #blackfish @jeffrey_ventre @blackfishmovie

by dridenour4 via twitter retweeted by jeffrey_ventre 10/25/2013 1:19:11 AM
If you have a question for our expert team of marine scientists and animal behavior experts, tweet 'em @ me. #Blackfish

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/25/2013 1:19:18 AM
Tilikum is now the oldest orca in captivity. #CNN #Blackfish

by Vivian Kuo via twitter 10/25/2013 1:19:19 AM
Tilikum was captured in 1983 in the North Atlantic. At 2 years old he was already 11.5 feet long #Blackfish @CNN

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/25/2013 1:19:25 AM
#blackfish You don't have to anthropomorphize to "get" that taking a dependent whale from his mother is wrong

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 1:19:40 AM
“@WhaleTilikum : Listen to my childhood cries. If only I could have screamed louder :( #BlackfishOnCNN ”

by Jeffrey Ventre via twitter 10/25/2013 1:19:41 AM
Listen to my childhood cries. If only I could have screamed louder :( #BlackfishOnCNN

by Tilikum via twitter retweeted by jeffrey_ventre 10/25/2013 1:19:44 AM
Fmr. trainers told us Tilikum was very friendly, very eager, very responsive. #CNN #Blackfish

by Vivian Kuo via twitter 10/25/2013 1:19:55 AM
I cannot convey to you how much I disagree with "Blackfish". This is a shameful misrepresentation of animals in human care and of @SeaWorld .

by lindseyronis via twitter retweeted by jgold85 10/25/2013 1:20:09 AM
Rakes are teeth on teeth -- he would just be raked up. #Blackfish #CNN

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/25/2013 1:20:14 AM
Trainers discuss the harsh conditions whales were kept in Canada's Sealand #Blackfish cnn.com/blackfishlive

by CNNFilms via twitter 10/25/2013 1:20:39 AM
#blackfish Naomi just met Anderson Cooper! But he can't stay for the panel discussion - great to meet him though!

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 1:20:51 AM
Personally the admissions in this part were something I had never heard B4 #Blackfish ie 3 whales died &bodies deliberately sunk #Blackfish

by Craken MacCraic via twitter 10/25/2013 1:21:22 AM
Watch our intv with Tilikum's fmr trainer in Canada here: goo.gl/q6wT6e

by Vivian Kuo via twitter 10/25/2013 1:21:50 AM
.@MarianneEPorter We have to park at the Seaquarium parking lot during @UMiamiRSMAS construction. Even that gives me the willies. #Blackfish

by David Shiffman via twitter 10/25/2013 1:21:51 AM
#tilikum isn't a killer whale, he's a victim in an insane asylum #blackfish

by Salvatore Cardoni via twitter 10/25/2013 1:21:52 AM
Heartbreaking to see the conditions Tilikum was kept in. #cruelty #Blackfish

by TakePart via twitter 10/25/2013 1:21:52 AM
Watch our intv with Tilikum's fmr trainer in Canada here: goo.gl/q6wT6e #CNN #Blackfish

by Vivian Kuo via twitter 10/25/2013 1:22:11 AM

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