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Blackfish [videorecording (DVD)].

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 10617 | Magnolia Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Publication details: Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, c2013.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : Dolby digital 5.1 sd., col. ; 12 cmOther title:
  • Black fish [videorecording (DVD)]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 599.53/6 23
Production credits:
  • Magnolia Pictures, CNN Films and Our Turn Productions present ; Produced by Manny O Productions ; Writers, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Eli Despres ; Director, Gabriela Cowperthwaite ; Music, Jeff Beal.
Summary: Killer whales are beloved 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.
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DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves DVDA BLACK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906000984949

Widescreen presentation.

Originally released as a documentary film in 2013.

Special features: A note from director Gabriela Corperthwaite ; 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.

Magnolia Pictures, CNN Films and Our Turn Productions present ; Produced by Manny O Productions ; Writers, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Eli Despres ; Director, Gabriela Cowperthwaite ; Music, Jeff Beal.

Killer whales are beloved 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.

Home use only.

English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles.

English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing).

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