| Country |
Canada |
Language |
English |
| Color/B&W |
COLOR |
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| Directors |
Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit |
Producer |
Suzanne Chisholm |
| Lead cast |
Michael Parfit |
| Genre |
Documentary |
Rating |
N/A |
| Logline |
A playful, lonely young killer whale challenges government, law, science and ancient tradition when he tries to make friends with humans in a remote Canadian fjord.
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| Synopsis |
In a true story that has won awards at festivals around the world, Luna, a baby killer whale, gets separated from his family on the rugged, wild coast of Vancouver Island. All alone, he seems determined to make friends with humans. People fall in love with him - a cook on an old freighter, a gruff fisheries officer, an elder and a young man from a First Nations band. But the government decides that being friendly with Luna is bad for him, and tries to keep him and people apart.
This effort becomes hilarious and baffling, because Luna refuses to give up his search for a social life. This leads to battles between the government and the First Nations, and between those who love Luna and those who think a wild animal who inconveniences humans should be killed. In the end, “Saving Luna” explores one of the greatest of mysteries: Who are these lives who share the planet with us humans, and what are the connections between us that we do not yet know?
Special Jury Prize, Wild and Scenic Film Festival 2009, Nevada City, California
Official Selection Green Planet Blues 2009, Sinaia, Romania
Official Selection Boulder International Film Festival 2009, Boulder, Colorado
Official Selection RiverRun International Film Festival 2009, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Audience Award, Best Feature, Environmental Film Festival 2009 at Yale
Audience Award, Canary Islands International Ecological and Nature Film Festival 2009
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Runtime: 93 minutes
Year: 2008 |
