Film for Thought: Lobster War

Showings

Studio Theater Wed, Mar 6, 2019 6:30 PM
INFORMATION
Rating:Unrated
Run Time:1hr 14min
Release Year:2019
Genre:Documentary
Category:Film for Thought
New Releases
CAST/CREW
Cast:Documentary
Director:David Abel
Andy Laub
Production Team:GlobeDocs

Description

"Lobster War" is a must-watch, award-winning feature-length documentary film about a conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed since the end of the Revolutionary War. The disputed 277 square miles of sea known as the Gray Zone were traditionally fished by US lobstermen. But as the Gulf of Maine has warmed faster than nearly any other body of water on the planet, the area’s previously modest lobster population has surged. As a result, Canadians have begun to assert their sovereignty, warring with the Americans to claim the bounty.

 

Directed by David Abel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at The Boston Globe, and Andy Laub, an award-winning documentarian, producers of the acclaimed Discovery channel documentary "Sacred Cod".