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THE REAL TOOLS OF DESTRUCTION

Shark fin soup is a staple at most Chinese wedding dinners, which is why they are the leading cause of shark killings, but most people are not aware of how much destruction goes into catering for just one wedding.

In this film we drew attention to the real tools of destruction that are decimating shark populations - the wedding banquet spoons that shark fin soup is eaten with. On these lethal weapons, we hand painted the story of how human love has grim consequences for sharks. Each frame was painted on a single spoon, we then pieced it together in a stop-motion film.

The results showed that the country's major hotels reported a small decrease in the demand for shark fin soup, while three of the biggest supermarkets pledged to stop the sale of shark fin. The Shangri-La Group even took shark fin soup of their menu.