All posts tagged Dawn Brancheau

William Neal, writer-director of “Long Gone Wild”

By | July 8, 2020 | Actors & Filmmakers, Authors, Cetaceans, General | No comments

William Neal —writer-director of “Long Gone Wild,” a documentary that focuses on captive orcas, arriving as a cinematic successor to “Blackfish”—provides an overview of his pre-doc career, a mix of all sort of television work, writing books, and, early on, coaching hockey at the college and professional levels. Read more…

Gabriela Cowperthwaite, director of “Blackfish”

By | July 24, 2013 | Actors & Filmmakers, Cetaceans | No comments

Gabriela Cowperthwaite—the director of  “Blackfish,” the documentary examining the perils of keeping killer whales in captivity, with a focus on SeaWorld & Tilikum, who’s killed three people and emerges as an unfortunate poster boy for captive orcas going postal—discusses the profound sadness pouring out of several people who are interviewed onscreen. Read more…

David Kirby, Author “Death At SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity”

By | July 25, 2012 | Authors | No comments

David Kirby–investigative journalist and author, most recently of “Death At SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity”–discusses the relatively short period he spend reporting, researching and writing the new, nearly 500-page book, which we feel represents a towering journalistic achievement of reporting, research and writing. Read more…