The destruction that mankind has wrought on our planet is indisputable, and we applaud all those working to highlight and fight the systems of greed that perpetuate the idea that the natural world is nothing more than a commodity for our exploitation. With Globe and Dion Agius’ imminent new film Dark Hollow set for release in the upcoming weeks, a project generating support for the future of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, with Dion pledging a minimum of $15,000 (AUD) to the Bob Brown Foundation, it’s clear that Tasmanians have had enough. They became coined as the West Memphis Three (WM3). The films resulted in worldwide support for all three guys. Which is why it’s inspiring to see individuals such as Kurzel, Flanagan and Castles-Lynch, alongside the many experts and local people featured in the film, who are willing to put their careers on the line to protect what’s right: the environment and their livelihoods. The first documentary, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, garnered so much attention from the public that two additional films, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations and Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, were made. It’s a tragic, no-holds-barred account of an industry’s insatiable demand for profit at all costs, and the monstrous power that it holds over government processes. Together, they offer an alarming insight into the devastating environmental impact salmon farms are having on Tasmania’s once pristine waters, world heritage areas, and public health. The documentary film Paradise Lost has been published in tandem with Flanagan’s latest book Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry. But while Seaspiracy tackles the way that humans harm marine life, amidst alarming global corruption, Paradise Lost hones in on the destruction of waterways in a region that has largely gone unnoticed: Tasmania, Australia.Īward-winning filmmaker Justin Kurzel, renowned for his breakout film Snowtown – based on the infamous snowtown barrels murders in and around Adelaide in the 1990s – as well as the mesmerising 2015 adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, has spent the past year working with up-and-coming filmmaker Conor Castles-Lynch, and Man Booker Prize winning author Richard Flanagan, on a deeply personal and harrowing account of the grotesque practices employed by the Tasmanian salmon industry. The recent release of Netflix’s Seaspiracy has made that abundantly clear. Such unfiltered access to one of the biggest stars on the planet is testament to the bravery of Lewis and his team who invited us into their world, and the incredible trust and storytelling. By now, it’s pretty obvious that all is not well in our oceans. 2018 Maturity Rating: TV-MA 1h 50m Independent Movies.

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