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'Blackfish' Director Calls New SeaWorld Policy 'A Defining Moment'

NPR
Published March 20, 2016 at 7:25 AM CDT

Sea World is shutting down its controversial Orca shows. In light of this, Rachel Martin revisits a conversation with Gabriela Cowperthwaite, director of the documentary Blackfish.

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