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The End of the Line (Completed )
Summary
The End of the Line, tells the story of the devastating impact which over fishing is having on our oceans. Unless we do something now, there will be no fish in the sea by the middle of this century Based on the book by former Telegraph journalist Charles Clover and filmed over two years, the film shows who is to blame and what we can do about it.
When is it Showing?
- Cinema 8th June 2009, United Kingdom
Filmmaking Team
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Christopher Hird
Executive Producer
About the Film
The film was released in UK cinemas on June 8th and generated a huge amount of press and public interest.
The campaign:
The film has three messages for consumers, citizens and companies:
Ask before you buy:
only eat sustainable seafood.
Tell politicians:
respect the science, cut the fishing fleet
Join the campaign
for marine protected areas and responsible fishing
The film was funded by a collection of third sector organisations starting with the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and including World Wildlife Fund, Oak Foundation, Waitt Foundation, MarViva and Marine Stewardship Council. The distribution partners also included Waitrose, Google and Greenpeace.
Seeking Distribution Help
if you can help even more people see this film or join the campaign please get in touch
- Sundance Film Festival 09
- "The Inconvenient Truth of the ocean"The Economist
- "Next time someone tells you there are plenty more fish in the sea, refer them to this alarming documentary"Observer
- "This new documentary starring former Telegraph environment editor Charles Clover is a powerful and troubling indictment of global fishing policies."The Telegraph
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