At the Edge of the World

Directed by

Dan Stone

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ocumentary filmmaker Dan Stone follows members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they try to disrupt Japanese whaling activities. Stone captures life aboard the two Sea Shepherd vessels even as their mission requires some of the members to literally jump ship. Set in the beauty of the Antarctic, At the Edge of the World explores the no-compromise attitudes of those who feel a particular kinship with the worldŐs largest mammals. A timely and topical film that testifies of those on the front lines of the battle to preserve the earth; a struggle that is ongoing. Voted Most Popular Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Participants from At the Edge of the World are scheduled to attend.

--From the Official site of At the Edge of the World: The 3rd Antarctic Campaign undertaken by the controversial Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was arguably "the perfect combination of imperfections" and the actions taken to stop a Japanese whaling fleet were astonishingly reckless and admirable. The international volunteer crew, though under-trained and poorly equipped, has developed a combination of bizarre and brilliant tactics with which to stop the whalers. But first they must find the Japanese ships, a far more difficult challenge than ever imagined Ń long-time activist Paul Watson and first-time captain Alex Cornelissen employ an array of strategies in the hopes of finding an elusive adversary in the 370,000 square miles of the Ross Sea. With one ship (The Farley Mowat) too slow to chase down the whaling fleet, with their second ship (The Robert Hunter) unsuited for Antarctic ice conditions and with no country supporting their efforts to enforce international law, the situation becomes increasingly desperate in this real-life David-vs.-Goliath adventure.

Contemporary Arts Alliance wishes to acknowledge the partnership of Dan Stone in presenting At the Edge of the World

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