| John Mitty Tuesday, September 25, 2012 |
SUSHI: The Global Catch @ Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre
Guest Speakers: Filmmaker Mark Hall live via Skype & Niaz Dorry, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance Coordinating Director
The documentary film SUSHI: The Global Catch looks at the environmental consequences of the food's growing popularity. It will screen with the filmmaker Mark Hall via Skype and with Niaz Dorry, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance Coordinating Director in person on Tuesday, October 9 at 7:30pm at
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
631-423-7610
www.CinemaArtsCentre.org
http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/event/sushi-the-global-catch/
Members $10 / Public $15 Includes Film, Discussion and VEGGIE SUSHI Reception Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006
Sushi is more popular than ever, and no fish is more beloved by connoisseurs than Blue Fin Tuna, but that fish and many other favorites are in danger of being over-fished to extinction. This fascinating new documentary explores how we can all enjoy this delicacy and preserve the ocean.
At this moment there are at least a half dozen sushi restaurants in Huntington. Yum. Many supermarkets, even Costco, offer take home sushi. Over the past decade, sushi has entered into the mainstream of U.S. cuisine. Other parts of the world, China and India, are also developing the taste for raw fish. It’s wonderful for many gourmands, but as Mark Hall‘s clear, vivid film documents, it has lethal impact on some species of fish which, in turn, impacts the ecology of the oceans and the planet. In the first part of Hall’s documentary we watch master sushi chefs–training includes two years of learning to prepare rice and two years of learning to cut vegetables before being allowed to cut fish-prepare Blue Fin Tuna sushi. Blue Fin Tuna is the preferred delight of gourmet sushi lovers. The fish itself swims at the top of the ocean food chain. Mature adults can weigh over 1,500 lbs. Recently one Blue Fin sold for $400,000. Small wonder Blue Fin Tuna are being fished to near extinction. Over 80% of the Atlantic Blue Fin have been harvested which impacts the Atlantic ecological system. The Asian and Mediterranean Blue Fin are also endangered. Don’t think, however, that Sushi: The Global Catch advocates banning sushi consumption. No, it calls for making sushi sustainable by conscious choices of the fish in sushi and new methods of ranching fish. In fact, some renowned sushi chefs are lending their support for the sustainable sushi movement. This film offers ways we can all enjoy this delicacy and preserve the ocean.
About the Guest Speakers
Mark Hall, Producer/Director
Mark is an independent filmmaker based in Austin, Texas. “Sushi: The Global Catch” is his first feature-length film project – which was conceived while visitingWarsaw, Poland. Mark was amazed by the popularity of sushi in eastern Europe and viewed the cuisine as emblematic of how economies have rapidly globalized. He was a part of the ‘early’ days of the Internet, having established the world’s largest online education portal in 1998. Mark’s experience in media – along with his background in business and law – was a big help in completing “Sushi.” His last documentary, “Mission on Seven,” won a Platinum Award at the 2010 Houston Worldfest film festival. He attended graduate school in Japan and loves sushi.
Niaz Dorry
Niaz is the coordinating director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance. She & her dog, Hailey, live in Gloucester, Massahcusetts - the oldest settled fishing port in the U.S. Her dog Hailey is one of the lucky dogs who survived Hurricane Katrina and is Niaz' daily reminder of all the fishing communities that are yet to be rebuilt since the Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and other disasters. Niaz began working with small-scale, traditional, and indigenous fishing communities in the U.S. and from around the globe as a Greenpeace oceans and fisheries campaigner. She then went on to working on advancing the rights and ecological benefits of the small-scale fishing communities as a means of protecting global marine biodiversity independently. Time Magazine named Niaz as a Hero For The Planet for this work. Her fisheries articles appear regularly in Fishermen's Voice and SAMUDRA as well as a range of random publications. Niaz' work and approach have been noted in a number of books including Against the Tide, Deeper Shade of Green, The Spirit's Terrain, Vanishing Species, The Great Gulf, Swimming in Circles, A Troublemaker's Teaparty and The Doryman's Reflection. She is a graduate of the Rockwood Leadership Program’s Leading From Inside Out as well as Art of Leadership trainings. She serves on the executive committee of the National Family Farm Coalition and Granite State Fish as well as an advisor to the Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and Global Environment. Before joining NAMA, Niaz served as the Interim Chief Operations Office for the Healthy Building Network.
Sponsored by Bottles & Cases
Slow Food Huntington is the local chapter of Slow Food USA, an International non-profit that seeks to promote food systems that are Good, Clean and Fair.
Slow Food USA offers educational events and activities to promote sustainability and biodiversity and connect farmers, cooks, educators, students and everyone else who cares about their food and the environment. http://www.slowfoodusa.org
Visit Slow Food Huntington on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Slow-Food-Huntington/111833608364>
Slow Food Huntington Contacts: Ann Rathkopf (631) 697-8228 ann@maiarellistudio.com Bhavani Jaroff (516) 238-3616
Bhavani@ieatgreen.com
Let’s Eat! Food On Film is an ongoing series at Cinema Arts Centre exploring the world of food, including informative insights into common and rarely seen ingredients, the different mechanisms used to get food on all of our plates, and the current trends in the food industry. Programs include receptions with health-conscious food choices, and often feature cooking demonstrations that complement the theme of the film.
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