Documentary · United States of America · 2013 · 1h 23m

Blackfish

Blackfish poster
Director
Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Cast
Dean Gomersall as Self Samantha Berg as Self John Jett as Self John Hargrove as Self Carol Ray as Self Jeffrey Ventre as Self
Crew
Jonathan Ingalls — Director of Photography Christopher Towey — Director of Photography Gabriela Cowperthwaite — Editor Eli Despres — Editor Jeff Beal — Original Music Composer Gabriela Cowperthwaite — Writer
Tagline

Never capture what you can't control.

Synopsis

Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.

Trailer Blackfish — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
whaletraumacontroversypsychological thrillernaturekiller whalesea worldanimal trainerwoman directortenerifedeprivation
Key Collaborators
Gabriela Cowperthwaite Director Jonathan Ingalls Director of Photography Christopher Towey Director of Photography Gabriela Cowperthwaite Editor Eli Despres Editor Jeff Beal Original Music Composer Gabriela Cowperthwaite Writer Eli Despres Writer Manny Oteyza Producer Gabriela Cowperthwaite Producer
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