Blackfish / Magnolia Pictures ; CNN Films ; Our Turn Productions presents a film by Gabriela Cowperthwaite ; produced by Manny O Productions ; directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite ; produced by Manuel V. Oteyza ; written by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Eli Despres.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Cowperthwaite, Gabriela, film director, screenwriter, director, screenwriter.

Oteyza, Manuel V., film producer., producer.

Despres, Eli, screenwriter, editor of moving image work, editor of moving image work.

Ingalls, Jonathan, director of photography, director of photography.

Towey, Chris, director of photography, director of photography.

Beal, Jeff, 1963- composer (expression), composer.

Magnolia Pictures (Firm), production company, producer.

CNN Films (Firm), production company, producer.

Our Turn Productions (Firm), production company, producer.

Manny O Productions (Firm), production company, producer.

Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher, distributor.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Killer whale.

Captive marine mammals.

Genre:

Animal films.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Edition:

Widescreen.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2013]

Language Note:

English, with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.

digital optical Dolby

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

A discussion on the keeping of intelligent creatures in captivity. Employs the story of Tilikum, the notorious performing whale who, unlike orcas in the wild, has taken the lives of several people while in captivity.

Credits:

Directors of photography, Jonathan Ingalls, Christopher Towey ; music, Jeff Beal ; editor, Eli Despres.

Notes:

Originally produced in 2013.

Special features: note from the director Gabriela Cowperthwaite; Kanduke; "Death by mosquito" in marine parks; Orca teeth show the stress of orcas in captivity; Recollections of a former SeaWorld trainer; The truth about wild whales; Alternatives to captivity; director and producer commentary, trailer, previews of other films.

OCLC:

858949570

Publisher Number:

876964006170

10617 Magnolia Home Entertainment