We recently lost one of Canada’s best documentary filmmakers, Rob Stewart. He was a wildlife photographer, activist, educator and filmmaker who fought for shark conservation, and made the award-winning film Sharkwater. The film focused on the decline of the shark population due to human actions. Sharkwater is widely credited with creating the shark conservation movement, and spurring actions to change government policy on shark finning worldwide.

When Sharkwater first played at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2006, it was received with both critical and popular acclaim. It made TIFF’s list of the top ten Canadian films of the year, and had the largest opening weekend box office of any Canadian documentary.

On February 25th, Sharkwater- A Tribute to Rob Stewart events will be hosted at select Cineplex theatres across Canada. Tickets to the film are free in exchange for a donation to WWF-Canada, where funds will go towards supporting the continuation of Rob Stewart’s conservation work.

Participating locations:

British Columbia

• The Park Theatre (Vancouver)

• Galaxy Cinemas Nanaimo

• SilverCity Victoria Cinemas

Alberta

• Cineplex Odeon Eau Claire Market Cinemas (Calgary)

• Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas

Manitoba

• Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg

Ontario

• Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa

• Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk (Toronto)

• Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP (Toronto)

• Cineplex Cinemas Winston Churchill (Oakville)

• SilverCity Hamilton Mountain Cinemas

• SIlverCity London Cinemas

• SilverCity Windsor Cinemas

Québec

• Cineplex Cinemas Forum (Montreal)

Atlantic Canada

• Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane (Halifax)

• Cineplex Cinemas Charlottetown

• Scotiabank Theatre St. John’s

For more information and showtimes visit click here. To learn more about WWF-Canada, visit WWF.ca or click here to make a donation.

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