Title:
Blackfish
Author:
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.
Audience:
PG-13: for mature thematic elements, including disturbing and violent images.
General Note:
"Never capture what you can't control"--Container.
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.
Edition:
Widescreen.
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.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Added Corporate Author:
Publisher:
Magnolia Home Entertainment,
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
Los Angeles, California : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2013]
©2013
Call Number:
DVD 599.536 BLACKFI