The documentary film aims to raise awareness of the need to protect sharks

Dec 10, 2013 07:34 GMT  ·  By
Documentary film "Extinction Soup" reveals the horrors of the shark finning industry
   Documentary film "Extinction Soup" reveals the horrors of the shark finning industry

Thousands of sharks are killed by fishermen each hour of every day, reports issued by conservationists say. What's more, most of these animals aren't even consumed entirely. On the contrary, fishermen merely chop off their fins and then throw them back into the ocean.

A team of greenheads wishes to raise awareness of these shark slaughters by rolling out a new documentary film dubbed “Extinction Soup.”

They hope that, much like documentary films “The Cove” and “Blackfish,” their “Extinction Soup” will get ordinary folks more interested in green campaigns intended to safeguard the world's remaining shark population.

“‘Extinction Soup’ follows documentary filmmaker Philip Waller on his quest for adventure as he sets out to tell the story of his larger-than-life friend and extreme sports legend, Jimmy Hall.”

“The film quickly takes a surprise turn when Waller finds himself consumed with exposing to the world an environmental catastrophe in the making - the extinction of the oceans' shark population through the mass slaughter of these magnificent animals for their fins,” the team behind this documentary film explains.

Presently, “Extinction Soup” is not exactly ready to hit cinema screens. Thus, its makers haven't yet finished editing it and are now asking that ordinary folks lend them a helping hand by supporting an Indiegogo campaign meant to raise the money that they need to finish work on this documentary film.

It'll be another 15 days until the Indiegogo campaign ends. If the film's makers get the funds they need, “Extinction Soup” will hit the public eye sometime in April 2014.

Check out the video below to learn more about this project.