Watson
World Premiere

Watson

Documentary Competition
| USA, Costa Rica, Tonga | 99 MINUTES | English, French, Japanese, Spanish | English subtitles
Documentary, Environmental
Captain Paul Watson has dedicated his life to fighting for one thing; to end the slaughter of the ocean’s wildlife and the destruction of its ecosystems. Co-founder of GreenPeace, Watson is part pirate, part philosopher in this provocative film about a man who will stop at nothing to protect what lies beneath.

Director Lesley Chilcott and producer Louise Runge bring us incredible archival footage from decades of Watson’s activism braided with personal stories and beautiful underwater sea life footage to tell the story of a true champion for the environment. Informative, moving, and disturbing, Watson is a must see for anyone who is concerned about the future of our oceans and the planet.

—Dan Hunt

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Lesley Chilcott
Lesley Chilcott is a documentary film director, producer, and writer. Chilcott previously directed CodeGirl and A Small Section Of The World and produced the Academy Award® -winning An Inconvenient Truth, cult rock documentary It Might Get Loud and Waiting for "Superman", for which she won the PGA Award for Outstanding Producer.
Director
Lesley Chilcott
Producers
Louise Runge, Lesley Chilcott, Wolfgang Knöpfler
Cinematographer
Logan Schneider
Editor
Greg Finton
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Elise Pearlstein, Walter Köhler, Dinah Czezik-Müller
Associate Producer
Pamela Morgan-Navarro, Bernard Walter
Composer
Christophe Beck
Cast
Paul Watson

Contacts
US Sales Contact
Josh Braun
Submarine Entertainment
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212 625 1410
info@submarine.com
International Sales Contact
Rob Williams
Participant
Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: 310 550 5100
rwilliams@participant.com
Print Source
Trish Ward-Torres
Participant Media
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 623 4968
ttorres@participant.com
Press Contact
RJ Millard
Obscured Pictures
New York, NY NY
Phone: 212 620 0727
rj@obscuredpictures.com
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