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After the Bite

Local residents and thousands of vacationers flock to Cape Cod every summer begin to grapple with this alarming new reality of sharks while following the science to investigate.

Director

Ivy Meeropol

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Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

HBO Documentary Films,Reversal Films,Red 50

Awards

1 nomination total

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https://www.hbo.com/movies/after-the-bite

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Remember that year
when you weren't seeing - After the Bite

Remember that year when you weren't seeing

Oh, yeah. I didn't even wanna
tell you how many I saw that day. - After the Bite

Oh, yeah. I didn't even wanna tell you how many I saw t...

It was, honest to God - After the Bite

It was, honest to God

The only one I got a really - After the Bite

The only one I got a really

You know, it just had
that slow, massive look to it. - After the Bite

You know, it just had that slow, massive look to it.

The only two I've seen was
when it was really good visibility - After the Bite

The only two I've seen was when it was really good visi...

There was a time some years ago
that I was writing about scientists - After the Bite

There was a time some years ago that I was writing about sci...

They arrived
with all the fanfare of saying - After the Bite

They arrived with all the fanfare of saying

And I went out there,
you know, on my first day - After the Bite

And I went out there, you know, on my first day

Every once in a while,
they'd be found near shore - After the Bite

Every once in a while, they'd be found near shore

Okay, we're in Truro at Boston Beach
where someone's been... - After the Bite

Okay, we're in Truro at Boston Beach where someone'...

Chris Myers was in the water
with his son - After the Bite

Chris Myers was in the water with his son

It seemed like more and more sharks
were arriving each year - After the Bite

It seemed like more and more sharks were arriving each year

In August of 2018 - After the Bite

In August of 2018

We call it Long Nook Beach - After the Bite

We call it Long Nook Beach

I said, "Oh, there's no way - After the Bite

I said, "Oh, there's no way

But once I saw it - After the Bite

But once I saw it

This was, like,
something completely different. - After the Bite

This was, like, something completely different.

He was bleeding considerably.
He'd been bitten on the leg. - After the Bite

He was bleeding considerably. He'd been bitten on the l...

Sixty-two-year-old William Lighton - After the Bite

Sixty-two-year-old William Lighton

But not until
the poor boy was killed in Wellfleet - After the Bite

But not until the poor boy was killed in Wellfleet

Everybody's having fun,
whether you're surfing - After the Bite

Everybody's having fun, whether you're surfing

And, like, families
were on the beach - After the Bite

And, like, families were on the beach

And then Arthur was down here - After the Bite

And then Arthur was down here

Twenty-six-year-old Arthur Medici
on his boogie board - After the Bite

Twenty-six-year-old Arthur Medici on his boogie board

About 9.30, I was by myself. - After the Bite

About 9.30, I was by myself.

And there was two people in the water
already with their boogie boards - After the Bite

And there was two people in the water already with their boo...

And as I stood, I saw the blood. - After the Bite

And as I stood, I saw the blood.

Isaac was screaming
at the top of his lungs - After the Bite

Isaac was screaming at the top of his lungs

Now, I'm looking down that hill
and I says - After the Bite

Now, I'm looking down that hill and I says

A wave came up over off his face - After the Bite

A wave came up over off his face

I did look down at one point - After the Bite

I did look down at one point

I told both boys how much I love them - After the Bite

I told both boys how much I love them

I'm at Newcomb Hollow Beach
in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. - After the Bite

I'm at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts...

We're inbound
from a closed area way to the east - After the Bite

We're inbound from a closed area way to the east

And as soon as I got service - After the Bite

And as soon as I got service

We just didn't know. We're kinda
looking at each other like, "Wow. - After the Bite

We just didn't know. We're kinda looking at each o...

Did we just get punched in the face?" - After the Bite

Did we just get punched in the face?"

That is just such...
it's such a haunting story. - After the Bite

That is just such... it's such a haunting story.

Violence can intersect
any moment, practically - After the Bite

Violence can intersect any moment, practically

But one wouldn't have thought
of a sunny afternoon - After the Bite

But one wouldn't have thought of a sunny afternoon

It's the first fatal shark attack - After the Bite

It's the first fatal shark attack

It's now 6.00pm. September 27, 2018 - After the Bite

It's now 6.00pm. September 27, 2018

I wanna first start off saying - After the Bite

I wanna first start off saying

We have representatives, experts,
that will answer questions - After the Bite

We have representatives, experts, that will answer questions

So we are getting a pretty good idea
of when sharks are here - After the Bite

So we are getting a pretty good idea of when sharks are here

We haven't seen any major changes
in their predatory behavior. - After the Bite

We haven't seen any major changes in their predatory be...

We have had a lot of reports
of sightings - After the Bite

We have had a lot of reports of sightings

I wanna remind our elected officials
that the death - After the Bite

I wanna remind our elected officials that the death

Government officials are sitting
behind these tables telling us - After the Bite

Government officials are sitting behind these tables telling...

If you were standing there that day,
you'd be fighting for it. - After the Bite

If you were standing there that day, you'd be fighting ...

This was a beautiful young man
who lost his life - After the Bite

This was a beautiful young man who lost his life

And I went to go grab my board - After the Bite

And I went to go grab my board

And I was like, "I'm gonna go."
And she like stalled me - After the Bite

And I was like, "I'm gonna go." And she like ...

{\an5}Because I told her - After the Bite

{\an5}Because I told her

My name is John Kartsounis,
Wellfleet resident. - After the Bite

My name is John Kartsounis, Wellfleet resident.

I'm the father of three children - After the Bite

I'm the father of three children

My daughter was present
during Arthur Medici's fatal attack. - After the Bite

My daughter was present during Arthur Medici's fatal at...

It was horrific.
She tried to help as best she could. - After the Bite

It was horrific. She tried to help as best she could.

I've been surfing and swimming
in the outer beaches for 35 years. - After the Bite

I've been surfing and swimming in the outer beaches for...

We have a problem here,
ladies and gentlemen - After the Bite

We have a problem here, ladies and gentlemen

I mean, there's lots of people here - After the Bite

I mean, there's lots of people here

And I understand
where some of the advocates - After the Bite

And I understand where some of the advocates

And I hope
you all take it very seriously. - After the Bite

And I hope you all take it very seriously.

With the emergence of Cape Cod - After the Bite

With the emergence of Cape Cod

You hand me that, Me... Megan. - After the Bite

You hand me that, Me... Megan.

All the research we're doing here - After the Bite

All the research we're doing here

Yup. - After the Bite

The number one question
I think we get asked is - After the Bite

The number one question I think we get asked is

We're gonna put out
some acoustic tags - After the Bite

We're gonna put out some acoustic tags

All right. Slow down. - After the Bite

All right. Slow down.

I need him to slow down - After the Bite

I need him to slow down

Down back if you need help. - After the Bite

Down back if you need help.

There's an acoustic transmitter
on that - After the Bite

There's an acoustic transmitter on that

Every time a tagged shark swims by
with one of our real-time receivers - After the Bite

Every time a tagged shark swims by with one of our real-time...

It's now integrated
with our app, Sharktivity. - After the Bite

It's now integrated with our app, Sharktivity.

It's really changed
the way people think about sharks - After the Bite

It's really changed the way people think about sharks

Oh, so Joanie came by
at 2.30 last night and left at 3.00. - After the Bite

Oh, so Joanie came by at 2.30 last night and left at 3.00.

We fly that all the time - After the Bite

We fly that all the time

However, if we detect one
on our buoy or see one - After the Bite

However, if we detect one on our buoy or see one

When we see a seal,
it makes us nervous. - After the Bite

When we see a seal, it makes us nervous.

Sharks are so stealth. - After the Bite

Sharks are so stealth.

Greg Skomel, who is the one person
on the East Coast - After the Bite

Greg Skomel, who is the one person on the East Coast

Unhappily for me,
he amended that last year to say - After the Bite

Unhappily for me, he amended that last year to say

There's a white,
it looks white below the surface. - After the Bite

There's a white, it looks white below the surface.

And two years ago,
I rode out here in August - After the Bite

And two years ago, I rode out here in August

And I was like, "Oh, wow."
I spent about an hour watching it. - After the Bite

And I was like, "Oh, wow." I spent about an hour w...

And then,
seals started passing through - After the Bite

And then, seals started passing through

And rafts of birds came in,
boats were going by - After the Bite

And rafts of birds came in, boats were going by

So when we stand out here - After the Bite

So when we stand out here

After the Bite poster

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Local residents and thousands of vacationers flock to Cape Cod every summer begin to grapple with this alarming new reality of sharks while following the science to investigate.

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Director: Ivy Meeropol

Writer: Seth Bomse, Ivy Meeropol

Production: HBO Documentary Films,Reversal Films,Red 50

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 70/100

ImdbRating: 6.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Jul 2023

Awards: 1 nomination total

Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/movies/after-the-bite