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A Fish Story – Film Screening

When:
November 19, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm America/New York Timezone
2021-11-19T19:00:00-05:00
2021-11-19T20:00:00-05:00
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Laura Orleans
508-993-8894

IN PERSON FILM SCREENING at the Center

A Fish Story is the tale of two women who lead their communities in a battle for control of the ocean. Angela Sanfilippo of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and Shareen Davis of Chatham, Massachusetts (both of whom are featured in the Center’s Women’s Work exhibit) were born into fishing families and married men who continue to make a living from the sea. Fishing defines who they are and has sustained their communities for generations. But their way of life is threatened when a powerful coalition of national environmental groups file a lawsuit that could put hundreds of fishermen out of business. Three hundred years of fishing tradition and the health of the ocean hangs in the balance. The film will be shown at the Center (38 Bethel Street, New Bedford).  Doors open at 6:30.  Screening is free of charge.  Masks required.  Seating limited to 25 people.

In the 1970s, enormous international fishing fleets decimated the waters off New England leaving local fishermen struggling to survive in the wake of this environmental disaster. Decades later, New England fishermen and environmentalist remain locked in an intense battle over the current health and future management of the ocean. And with the success of a broad sweeping lawsuit filed in 2000, environmentalists are demanding radical new conservation measures that could spell disaster for New England fishermen and their communities. Angela and Shareen find themselves at the center of this political storm as they struggle to save both fish and fishermen. Delving into the behind-the-scenes world of politicians, environmentalists, journalists, and fishermen, A Fish Story confronts the hard choices faced when human needs and those of the environment collide.

This program is part of our Women’s Work project, a year-long exploration of the roles of women in the fishing community and is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Women’s Fisheries Network, the Mass Cultural Council, and the Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, and Westport  Cultural Councils.

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