The End of The Line” film reaches out to each person in desperation to save the fish and ultimately man-kind. This film not only introduces the global damage of overfishing, but also how to take action.
On Ocean’s Day, June 8, 2009 this documentary rocked the UCLA campus. The screening was introduced by producers Lawrence Bender and Kelly Meyer, and several affiliates including Heal The Bay, California League Of Conservation Voters and the NRDC were also involved.
The importance of this documentary is stressed by the director Rupert Murray and sales representative George Duffield. Through interviews the film revealed global overfishing damage perpetuated by unsympathetic politicians, celebrity restaurateurs, fishing industry entrepreneurs and professional fishermen. One focus of the film is when the government and capitalism will not speak for the environment, the people must speak themselves.
The film emphasized imagining the world without fish. From the film's presentation many any fish are on the endangered species list and the rest are close behind. The author of the book, Charles Clover, upon which the screenplay is based, ascertains from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization UNFAO that 75 percent of wild marine fish are exploited and/or overfished. He learned that scientists estimate with no further action fish will cease to exist by 2048. Ted Danson, the actor, agreed when he stated, ”We conceivably, commercially, could fish out our oceans in the next 40-50 years". This is the worst possible news for the fish of the world and man-kind.
The End of The Line” proposes we cannot stand by and let this deadly attack go unchallenged. As the film portrays we, as a world, need to win this life-or-death case for the fish. We need action. Otherwise, a world without the very creatures that keep the sea alive would result in the oceans becoming a massive Dead Sea. Once the people are aware of the issue as is set out by the film, the responsibility lies in our hands. The people must act before this debacle is handed off to our children. Anyone from the grocery shopper to restaurant venturer and all others who purchase fish from the endangered species list must take a stand. As the film represents, the action of the world start with the understanding of sustainable fishing and marine reserves.
This documentary screens nation-wide throughout the summer. “The End of The Line” premiere took place at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition located in Park City, Utah in January of 2009. The next showing is a Theatrical release on June 19, 2009. After this showing, the film is rolling-out nationwide to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Nashville, Philadelphia, San Diego, Denver, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Minneapolis and Atlanta. It is strongly recommended that you see the engrossing and relevant film, “The End of The Line” in order to understand the issue and how to take action.
