The Faculty of Environment invites the University of Waterloo community to a special screening of CAUGHT on July 27 at The Eglinton Grand in Toronto.
As part of the 2022 Wildscreen Festival's official selection, this short documentary by environmental alliance Age of Union reveals the critical impacts of dangerous fishing methods and dolphin bycatch off the coast of France, while the French government does little to intervene. Through a raw, unfiltered look at boots-on-the-ground activism by the Sea Shepherd crew of the M/Y Age of Union, the film also pinpoints the potential catastrophic ripple effects of overfishing, jeopardizing sustainability for all life on earth in the foreseeable future. To view the official trailer, click here.
The screening will be followed by a fireside chat with film contributors Dax Dasilva, Founder of Age of Union, and Will Allen, Cinematographer and Photographer, moderated by Dr. Sarah Burch, professor in the School of Geography and Environmental Management and Executive Director of the Waterloo Climate Institute. Guests are invited to a reception following the screening.
PROGRAM
5:00 PM | Registration
5:30 PM | Welcome remarks
5:40 PM | Film introduction
5:45 PM | Film screening
6:20 PM | Fireside chat + Q&A
7:05 PM | Cocktail reception
8:00 PM | End of event
Speakers
Dax Dasilva is a global tech leader and environmental activist who is well known as the creative mind behind Lightspeed Commerce Inc. and Age of Union. Dasilva founded Lightspeed in 2005 as a payments software which has evolved today into a one-stop commerce platform for retail, hospitality, and golf merchants in over 100 countries.
In 2019, Dasilva released his debut book, Age of Union, as a compelling guide for igniting today's changemaker. This would later inspire Dasilva’s non-profit environmental alliance Age of Union that supports and makes visible a global community of changemakers working on the ground to protect the planet's threatened species and ecosystems. This alliance launched in October 2021 with Dasilva’s initial pledge of $40 million towards conservation efforts that help solve critical environmental challenges around the world and inspire high-impact change by showing the positive impact that every individual can make.
Will Allen has been a photographer and cinematographer since 2003. Primarily focused on aquatic life, he has worked on several adventure documentary films including Bouvetoya, The last place on Earth, traveling to the most remote uninhabited island on Earth with a small group of explorers to summit the island. He has worked on five IMAX films including Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D and Rescue 3D with director Stephen Low. However, the films that have meant the most have been Revolution and Sharkwater: Extinction with his late friend Rob Stewart. They both shared the same passion for the planet, the ocean, and saving its inhabitants through conservation and education.
Aside from working as a cinematographer, Will co-owns two restaurants in Montreal, Quebec where they try to exercise the buy-local mentality and serve only sustainable foods in a plastic-free environment. He hopes, through his efforts in film and photography, to share the beauty of the oceans to inspire future generations to make positive changes towards helping the environment.
Professor, Geography and Environmental Management; Executive Director, Waterloo Climate Institute; Canada Research Chair
Dr. Sarah Burch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada. She is also the Executive Director of the Waterloo Climate Institute. Dr. Burch has published widely on transformative responses to climate change at the community scale, and innovative strategies for governing sustainability. She co-teaches a Massive Open Online Course called ‘Climate Literacy: Navigating Climate Change Conversations,’ which reaches thousands of students in over 130 countries.
Dr. Burch received a PhD in Resource Management and Environmental Studies from the University of British Columbia, Canada (2009) and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford (2009-2011). She is a Coordinating Lead Author in the Second Assessment Report on Climate Change in Cities, and North American coordinator of the Earth System Governance network of Research Fellows. She was a Contributing Author to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007) and was awarded a Banting Fellowship for her work on sustainability innovation. Her most recent book (2014) is entitled ‘Understanding Climate Change: Science, Policy and Practice.
PARKING
Parking is located at the Green P Lot, located 125 Burnaby Blvd (Intersection at Burnaby Blvd and Castleknock Rd). Alternatively, there is also metered parking along Eglinton Avenue.