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 ...

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 ...

A California federal judge approved a $65 million settlement for investors who said SeaWorld had misled them over how much the documentary "Blackfish" hurt the company financially. The agreement, ...

The documentary “Blackfish” is proving to have a long tail. The hit doc, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, then aired on CNN and later put up for live streaming on Netflix, detailed ...

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 ...

The troubles of SeaWorld are once again on public display — and so, too, is the power of a single documentary. Jim Atchison, the chief executive of SeaWorld Entertainment, which operates SeaWorld ...

SeaWorld has condemned the new documentary Blackfish, calling the film about orcas in captivity “inaccurate and misleading.” The controversial film focuses on Tilikum, a killer whale who has been ...

There is one essential truth emphasized by every former killer whale trainer who appeared in “Blackfish,” a film featured on CNN and recently nominated by the British Academy Film Awards for best ...

Gabriela Cowperthwaite saw 'Blackfish' through festivals and awards season, and now continues with school screenings and more despite, she says, not making money on it. She feels a responsibility.

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 ...