Coexistence Initiative: Turning research into film, because let’s face it, you’re not going to read research papers
With projects like Watching Humans and White Shark Video - and most recently Monsters - the mission of Coexistence Initiative is to use media, primarily but not limited to film, as a platform to educate any reachable audience as to the importance and purpose of nonhuman species and how to better coexist with them. In short, just because an animal is listed as a protected species does not mean it is being protected, and in fact, it is not.
In 2025, White Shark Video’s feature Monsters has been screened at film festivals like the International Ocean Film Festival, Nature Without Borders International Film Festival, and Documentaries without Borders International Film Festival.
"This is an important, heartbreaking and wonderfully made film. The footage and the narration was exquisite. It was honest without sensationalism. It really was informative and showed so clearly how people can be brainwashed by companies that only want to benefit themselves without any regard for animals or our oceans. Yes-the Monsters are Humans!" - Dances with Films
"The best shark documentary I've ever seen." - IOFF Committee Member
The feature film Great White Lies premiered at the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival on February 28, 2015. It received the Award of Excellence from the Accolade Global Film Competition and Catalina Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature from TWIFF – and numerous official selections and honors.
Its sequel – the Shame of Point Reyes premiered in 2019.
Great White Lies reveals the myths behind the public perception of white sharks, and the menace of the Western Australian shark cull. A hard hitting film about one man’s quest to explain the history of our fears and misunderstanding of the ocean's top predator.
– David McGuire, Shark Stewards