Fundraising premiere of Eco-Pirate doco on 8 November

<p>The New Zealand premiere of <em>Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson</em> is a fundraising event for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, featuring a Q&amp;A after the screening with Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson.<br /> About a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans, the feature-length documentary follows Watson as he repeatedly flouts the law so that he may apprehend what he sees as the more serious law-breakers &ndash; the illegal poachers of the world.<br /> Using verit&eacute; sequences shot aboard his ship as a framing device, the documentary examines Watson&rsquo;s personal history as an activist through archival footage and interviews, while revealing the impact of this relentless pursuit on his personal life.<br /> From the genesis of Greenpeace to sinking a pirate whaling ship off Portugal, clashes with fisherman in the Galapagos and Watson&rsquo;s recent headline-grabbing battles with the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctica, this film chronicles the extraordinary life of the most controversial figure in the environmental movement &ndash; the heroics, the ego, the urgency of the world&rsquo;s original eco-pirate.<br /> When: 8.15pm, 8 November<br /> Where: EVENT Cinemas, 291-297 Queen St, Auckland <br /> How much: $30; purchase safely online <a href="http://www.fotonreleasing.co.nz ">here&nbsp;</a><br /> Why: Money raised by the event will help fund Sea Shepherd&#39;s 2012 Southern Ocean campaign, Operation Divine Wind (<a href="http://www.3news.co.nz/Kamikaze-anti-whaling-campaign-launched/tabid/1160/articleID/228071/Default.aspx ">more info</a>)<br /> Watch: View the <a href="http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/eco-pirate-story-of-paul-watson/feature-trailer ">trailer</a>&nbsp;<br /> &bull; <em>Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson </em>is released in cinemas nationwide on Thursday 10 November.</p>