YouTube user CEI Bahamas recently posted “The Story of Sharks,” a stop-motion animation video that addresses the role that sharks play in the marine ecosystem. The educational short-film, written and directed by Brendan Talwar and Ian Rossiter, also touches on the economic value of live sharks to the eco-tourism industry versus sharks harvested for the shark fin market.

The film has been selected as a finalist in multiple film festivals and was awarded the “French Federation of Film and Video Special Jury Award” at the 2012 Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous Marine.