Credits:
Mark Fletcher (Editor & Writer):
Mark has been a wildlife film editor and writer for over 25 years, working with many leading wildlife filmmakers, as well as making his own films. Films he has produced, edited or written have won well over 20 Emmys, and many other awards. Mark also co-produced this film.
Sir Jonathan Pryce (Narration):
Jonathan is an award winning actor whose career spans almost 50 years. He has won multiple Olivier and Tony awards as well as receiving nominations for British Academy Film, Academy, Golden Globe and Emmy awards .
Barnaby Taylor (Composer):
Barnaby Taylor is an Emmy-award winning film and TV composer whose recent projects include The Line (Marble Films/BBC) and A Song for Love: An Ape with an App (Terra Mater), which was nominated for Best Music at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2020.
Howard Hall Productions (Additional Photography):
Howard Hall Productions is a natural history film production company specializing in marine wildlife and marine conservation films for television and large format theater. The company is owned and operated by Howard and Michele Hall.
Additional Footage:
Olga Belanovich
Nancy Black
Phillip J. Clapham
Fredrik Christiansen
Grigory Dervis
Tim Huntington
Yulia Ivashchenko
Iyvone Khoo
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Archive New Zealand/Te Rua Majara o Te Kawanatanga
Environmental Investigation Agency
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Museum of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Ocean Exploration Trust and NOAA ONMS
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Peter Perano
David Swindler
Dmitry Tormosov
Nanette Van Antwerp
Olivier Van den Broeck
Alexey Yablokov
Ron Lagerlof
Yuri Mikhalev
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Scientific Advisors:
C.Scott Baker
Nadine Bott
Philippa Brakes
Bob Brownell
Hector Casin
Ernst Cherniy
Phillip J. Clapham
Kimberly Goetz
Grigory Dervis
Jim Estes
Yulia Ivashchenko
Kristin Laidre
Amy Laurenson
James J. McCarthy
M. J. Morrissey
Kauahi Ngaporo
Robert C. Rocha, Jr.
Joe Roman
Victoria J. Rowntree
Mariano Sironi
Jose Truda Palazzo, Jr.
Alex Zerbini
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Special Thanks:
Allemall Fund
Animal Welfare Institute
Igor Beliatski
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Peter Getzels
Nick Lapshov
Kelly Nyks
Patrick Ramage
Masha Vorontsova
Stefanie Watkins
Whale & Dolphin Conservation
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