After the Bite

After the Bite (2023)

Who is the real threat?

Following a series of great white shark attacks that dominated the headlines, one Cape Cod community renegotiates its relationship with the marine environment. Local residents, fishermen, and environmentalists are forced to confront dramatic changes to their way of life. How far can we push nature before it bites back?

Date of release
2023-06-21
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Ivy Meeropol

Casting

Interesting facts

After the Bite is a 2023 American documentary film directed and produced by Ivy Meeropol. It follows the local community of Cape Cod, as they grapple with the alarming amount of sharks being spotted, while investigating the science behind it.

Production

Following the death of a young man at a local beach in Cape Cod, Ivy Meeropol was aware and noticing the changes and effects with sharks in the community, having the idea for a film. Meeropol followed fishermen, researchers and lifeguards. Meeropol, cinematographers Stephen T. Maing and Soren Nielsen would go out shooting in the water with fishermen, with the chance they wouldn't capture anything.

In May 2021, it was announced Meeropol would direct the film, with HBO Documentary Films producing, and HBO distributing.

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