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"After the Bite" centers on the tragedy in 2018, when a young man called Arthur Medici was attacked and killed by a shark off a beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, even if the themes are as timeless as our passing time on this earth. The assault wasn't an accident. In previous years, great white shark sightings were more frequent close to the beaches. But it sparked a wide range of reactions. Some people, like the scientists who tag sharks and can track their activity, wanted to understand how to coexist with them more effectively. The documentary's keen eye for detail is rather fascinating as it considers all the creatures who are affected by this issue right away and are part of an ecosystem that places little importance on a person's safety. It's clear from watching "After the Bite" that the subjects have been thinking about this topic for a long time, as is the case with the best films, whether in discussion or in their dreams.
Underwater footage of the sharks and other marine life were largely captured by a waterproof GoPro on a stick.
The film derived from director Ivy Meeropol's interest in Wellfleet, one of her childhood haunts. Although she didn't witness the shark attack death that sparked the story, she knew all about it at the time.
Premiered at the Provincetown International Film Festival in June 2023, followed by its debut on HBO a month later.
One of the strands of the narrative was intended to be how the presence of sharks affected the local economy as it dissuaded people from going to the beaches. What Ivy Meeropol didn't expect to factor in was the more present effects of the Covid-19 pandemic which did even more harm to the local economy.
