Bioneers 2025 Conference

Pre-Conference Event – Film Screening of Resident Orca

A film by Sarah Sharkey Pearce and Simon Schneider

Resident Orca tells the unfolding story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. After decades of failed attempts to bring her home, an unlikely partnership between Indigenous matriarchs, a billionaire philanthropist, killer whale experts, and the aquarium’s new owner take on the impossible task of freeing Lolita, captured 53 years ago as a baby, only to spend the rest of her life performing in the smallest killer whale tank in North American. When Lolita falls ill under troubling circumstances, her advocates are faced with a painful question: is it too late to save her? 

Come join us for a screening of this powerful testimony about what it means to honor all of our relations. After the screening, we will have a Q&A period  with Raynell Morris, enrolled Lummi tribal citizen and renowned activist who played a key role in bringing home the southern resident orca (Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut) from the Miami Seaquarium.

There is a $10 screening fee, which you can select when you register.

March 26th | 6:45 pm to 9:00 pm

Panelists


Raynell Morris
Events and Gatherings Producer
Children of the Setting Sun Productions