Notorious captive orca Tilikum, captured in 1983 off the coast of Iceland, is responsible for the deaths of three people, including top killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau, in February 2010. An emotionally wrenching documentary that reveals the devastating consequences of keeping in captivity these dangerous yet highly intelligent and sentient fellow mammals, proving man to be the real killer in yet another story.
Blackfish
Blackfish
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- Direction: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
- Script: Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Eli Despres
- Cinematography: Christopher Towey, Jonathan Ingalls
- Editing: Eli Despres
- Sound: Jeff Stone
- Music: Jeff Beal
- Production: Manny O Productions
- Producers: Manuel V. Oteyza
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: USA
- Production Year: 2013
- Duration: 83΄
- Contact: www.blackfishmovie.com
- Awards/Distinctions: WAFCA Award – Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards 2013 SLFCA Award – St. Louis Film Critics Association, US 2013 Satellite Award –Satellite Awards 2013 Sierra Award – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2013 Golden Trailer – Golden Trailer Awards 2014 Cinema Eye Honors Award – Cinema Eye Awards, US 2014
Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Filmography
2010 City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story
2013 Blackfish
2017 Megan Leavey (fiction)
2013 Blackfish
2017 Megan Leavey (fiction)
