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ECO-PIRATE: THE STORY OF PAUL WATSON is a feature-length documentary about a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans. Part Captain Nemo, part Grizzly Man, the film follows Watson in the act as he repeatedly flouts the law, so that he may apprehend what he sees as the more serious law-breakers – the illegal poachers of the world. From the genesis of Greenpeace to the sinking of a pirate whaling ship off Portugal, from clashes with fisherman in the Galapagos to Watson’s recent headline-grabbing battles with the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctica.
Festivals and Awards
Hot Docs Film Festival, Canada, April 2011
Projecting Change Film Festival, Canada, May 2011
*Winner: Best Documentary
Galway Film Festival, Ireland, July 2011
Durban International Film Festival, South Africa, July 2011
Green Film Festival, Argentina, August 2011
Reykjavik Film Festival, Iceland, September 2011
*Special Jury Mention
Norrkoping Film Festival, Sweden, October 2011
Rio Film Festival, Brazil, October 2011
Warsaw Intl Film Festival, Poland, October 2011
Mill Valley International Film Festival, USA, October 2011
Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium, October 2011
Abu Dhabi International Film Festival, UAE, October 2011
Leeds International Film Festival, UK, November 2011
St. Louis International Film Festival, USA, November 2011
Three Rivers Film Festival, USA, November 2011
Starz Denver Film Festival, USA, November 2011
Available Light Film Festival, Canada, February 2012
Salem Film Festival, USA. March 2012
DC Environmental Film Festival, USA, March 2012