The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts about Sharksploitation (USA, 2023), Stephen Scarlata’s new documentary about sharksploitation! “I was one of those kids that was scarred by Jaws (1975). I worried about sharks in the bathtub.* I was scared in the pool. And getting me to swim in the ocean was problematic. But I also loved animals, and was fascinated by predators, including sharks.** But from a very young age, I loved what some might call bad or cheesy movies. I have taken to calling them wonders. So, in a myriad of ways, Stephen Scarlata’s Sharksploitation (USA, 2023) feels like a documentary made just for me. I might still be scared of what could be in the water sometimes—the things I can’t see—but I know sharks are less dangerous than hippopotamuses, Hondas or humans.”

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