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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.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 10617 | Magnolia Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publisher: Los Angeles, California : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9786315178047
  • 6315178049
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • SF408.6.K54 B53 2013
NLM classification:
  • 10617
Contents:
Blackfish -- Tilikum -- Victoria B.C. -- Social intelligence -- A new home -- The party line -- Why would they lie? -- Accident history -- Public relations -- Shamu's true potential -- Reality of captivity -- End credits.
Production credits:
  • Directors of photography, Jonathan Ingalls, Christopher Towey ; music, Jeff Beal ; editor, Eli Despres.
Awards:
  • Official Selection 2013, Sundance Film Festival.
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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD 599.536 B628 Available 33111009904596
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Killer whales are beloved as majestic, friendly giants yet infamous for their capacity to kill viciously. Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy, employing the story of the notorious performing whale Tilikum, who - unlike any orca in the wild - has taken the lives of several people while in captivity. Blackfish expands on the discussion of keeping such intelligent creatures in captivity.

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

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

"Never capture what you can't control"--Container.

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

Originally produced in 2013.

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.

Blackfish -- Tilikum -- Victoria B.C. -- Social intelligence -- A new home -- The party line -- Why would they lie? -- Accident history -- Public relations -- Shamu's true potential -- Reality of captivity -- End credits.

PG-13: for mature thematic elements, including disturbing and violent images.

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.

Official Selection 2013, Sundance Film Festival.

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