Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie

A relaxed, sunlit nature documentary that mixes personal nostalgia with close-up shark encounters, informative but never too intense.

Directed by

Matthew Kay

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Anthony Mackie, Brett Ryan, Jasmin Graham

Overview

The special follows award-winning actor Mackie in his hometown of New Orleans, where he grew up boating and angling and still practices the sport to date, a passion he now shares with his four sons. Throughout the documentary, Mackie is on a personal mission to keep the peace between coastal communities and sharks. Diving fin-first, he comes face-to-face with the ocean’s apex predators, swimming with several enormous sandbar and silky sharks and tagging a formidable 7-foot bull shark.

How it feels

Earnest, warm and tense. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Nature, survival, family, science

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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