SeaWorld and its former CEO will pay more than $5 million to settle federal charges related to the financial impact of Gabriela Cowperthwaite's 2013 film. Cowperthwaite’s film premiered at Sundance in ...

When SeaWorld this week announced plans to phase out orca shows at its San Diego park, many immediately credited the change to the documentary “Blackfish.” Since Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s film about ...

In the same way Super Size Me changed the way people looked at Big Macs, Food Inc. changed the way people thought about what they eat, and Gasland made people question fracking, here comes Blackfish, ...

When director Gabriela Cowperthwaite set out to make Blackfish more than a decade ago, not even she knew the impact the documentary about the captivity of orcas, mostly at SeaWorld, would have. "I ...

(Reuters) - Gabriela Cowperthwaite was a mom who took her twin sons to SeaWorld before the death of a killer whale trainer prompted her to make her 2013 documentary "Blackfish." She never expected it ...

Advocates of rights for whales and dolphins made strides last night, as the documentary Blackfish aired on CNN during prime-time hours. The film tells the story of orca whales kept in captivity at the ...

It was one of the hottest films out of Sundance, but “Blackfish” will leave you with chills. The nearly 90-minute documentary tells the story of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was killed in 2010 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cowperthwaite's film premiered at Sundance in 2013, where it stunned festival audiences, and was subsequently shown repeatedly on ...