Blackfish
Several whale attacks are seen and explained, including a particularly harrowing one involving trainer KEN PETERS, who skillfully – and miraculously – survived the grip of a killer whale who refused to release him, dragging him to the bottom of the park’s tank repeatedly for long periods over a torturous 12 minute session of seemingly inexplicable misbehavior.
The film BLACKFISH details a case brought against SeaWorld by OSHA, bringing to light both the details of the Brancheau incident and the steps taken since to begin to protect whale trainers from any further attacks.
Please sign the petition here to be send to SeaWorld, Inc : To humanely release the Orca whale known as Tilikum to a seapen for rehab here.
2013 Sundance Film Festival – World Premiere
2013 True/False Film Festival
2013 Miami International Film Festival
2013 Sarasota Film Festival
2013 IFFBoston
2013 USA Film Festival
2013 San Francisco Film Festival
2013 Seattle International Film Festival
2013 Hot Docs
Awards:
2013 IDA Documentary Awards – Best Feature Film Nominee
BLACKFISH FINAL PRESS NOTES
Distributor Contact: Awards Contact:
Matt Cowal Fredell Pogodin
Arianne Ayers Ellis Watamanuk
Magnolia Pictures Fredell Pogodin & Associates
(212) 924-6701 phone 7223 Beverly Blvd., #202
publicity@magpictures.com
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 931-7300 phone
pr@fredellpogodin.com
