In 2007, ctv produced a madefortelevision film, luna. The band believes the lonely whale embodies the spirit ambrose maquinna, a former chief of the mowachahtmuchalaht who died shortly before luna appeared. The young killer whale, which somehow got separated from his whale family in the back bays of. The whale is a 2011 documentary film directed by suzanne chisholm and michael parfit. Spirit of the whale dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay. Based on a true story, an indigenous local tribe adopts luna, a young stray whale, when they identify it as embodying the spirit of their late chief. Luna, suspected to be a missing juvenile from a pod now living south of the area in puget sound, becomes a public sensation, both as a spectacle and a human interest story. The tugs big propeller, contained in a cylinder, generates a lot of current. May 03, 2009 tribe meets white man for the first time original footage 15 duration. Spirit of the whale, 2007, with at turner classic movies.
Luna, suspected to be a missing juvenile from a pod now living south of the area in puget sound, becomes a public sensation, both. The stewardship plan, which was obtained earlier this week by the cbc, may lessen tension between the dfo and the local band, but it will not solve the problem posed by luna. Spirit of the whale mike maquinna returns to his home town of gold river on vancouver island to attend the funeral of his father, mowachahtmuchalaht first nations chief ambrose maquinna. Spirit of the whale is a ctv original movie about the distances we must travel to discover our identity and true place in life. Befriending luna the killer whale science smithsonian. Luna spirit of the whale luna the way home trailer. Adam beach stars in this tale of a stray whale who brings a message of hope for the future and respect for the past to a small b. Spirit of the whale 2007 pg 052007 us drama, family 1h 30m user score. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Spirit of the whale, is a 2007 film based on the true story of luna, a killer whale that becomes the central figure in a political and spiritual controversy in the. One of lunas favorite things was to follow the vessel uchuck iii, and it would have been good to see that in there a little bit more. Spirit of the whale dvd cover 2007 r1 ready to download and print.
Mike maquinna adam beach, flags of our fathers, windtalkers is the hereditary chief of an aboriginal village on british columbias vancouver island. Spirit of the whale trailer by apl film on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Mike maquinna beachs character wants to protect the whale, which may contain his fathers spirit. Whale rider is a far superior film, but i still enjoyed luna, which is inspired by a true event and was produced by canadian television. I have seen the documentary this film is based off of. The community bands together under the leadership of mike adam beach to protect the stray whale and let it live freely in the bay.
Spirit of the whale 2007 aborigines try to prevent a government official jason priestley from transporting a stray killer whale. Narrated by ryan reynolds, it tells the story of luna, a killer whale orca living in nootka sound, canada, who was separated from his pod at a young age. Spirit of the whale 2007 pg 1h 30min drama, family tv movie may 2007. The whale was produced by suzanne chisholm, with eric desatnik, scarlett johansson and ryan reynolds. My son, david, and a composer colleague wrote the musicagain using new. The feature stars adam beach bury my heart at wounded knee and jason priestley beverly hills, 90210.
Spirit of the whale, starring adam beach, jason priestley, tantoo cardinal, and graham greene. The killer whale happens to be a very sacred creature in their culture. Spirit of the whale, starring adam beach, jason priestley, tantoo cardinal, and graham. Spirit of the whale dramatizes the plight of a lone orca whale and how he impacts the life of a man searching for his place in the world. With adam beach, graham greene, jason priestley, tantoo cardinal. The scenery is great and the movie give a good look at the indian culture. Meanwhile, a lone orca whale dubbed luna by western media has been spotted in the area, the whale unusually socialized to boats and humans. Set on the west coast of canada, the family movie luna. Tribe meets white man for the first time original footage 15 duration. The movie says the government was wrong to want to return the baby whale to its pod but it was the natives who were wrong.
The film is a fictionalized account of lunas story, containing some real aspects of his life, and was filmed on location in nootka sound and at gold river. Spirit of the whale mike maquinna returns to his home town of gold river on vancouver island to attend the funeral of his father, mowachahtmuchalaht first nations chief. Spirit of the whale 2007 starring graham greene and jason priestley on dvd and bluray. Spirit of the whale vstup do diskuze celkem 0 prispevku napsat komentar vstup do diskuze celkem 0 prispevku. If i could rate this movie with 5 stars that is what it should be. Luna september 19, 1999 march 10, 2006 also known as l98 or tsuxiit, was a killer whale. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Adam beach, graham greene, and jason priestly star in director don mcbreartys fictionalized account of the events that took place in the harbor of a vancouver island village and shocked animal lovers around the world. Being based upon a true story makes it all that much more so.
I purchased this dvd after i heard about it from my employer. Spirit of the whale tells the magical story of an orca whale that embodies the spirit of a deceased man. The same week that he died, luna showed up in nootka sound. When the government decides to transport luna hundreds of miles overland in an attempt to reunite him with his pod, the tribe fights to protect their. In the end, the wayward orca luna died as he had lived and become wellknown alone. Spirit of the whale, is a 2007 film based on the true story of luna, a killer whale that becomes the central figure in a political and spiritual controversy in the vancouver island village. Once i heard about it, i recalled an article about this specific whale i had read approximately 34 years ago. Jun 18, 2015 luna spirit of the whale luna the way home trailer.
Luna, an orca whale which may, or may not contain the spirit of a former first nations chief, is spotted near vancouver island. Adam beach, jason priestley, graham greene, don mcbrearty. Inspired by a true story, this film dramatizes the plight of a lone orca whale and how he impacts the life of a man searching for his place in the world. Spirit of the whale has become a film festival favorite in 2007 with screenings at reel to real international film festival for youth vancouver, canada, oulu international childrens film festival finland, mill valley film festival california, sprockets international film festival for children toronto, canada, american indian.
Spirit of the whale is a basedonatruestory tv film. With a troubled past including alcoholism, mike does not intend on staying to claim his rightful place as chief, but intends. As the community grows increasingly divided over how to handle the situation, a young aboriginal boy wrestles with his own identity and new band chief mike. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing luna. The movie says the government was wrong to want to return the baby whale to.
With a troubled past including alcoholism, mike does not intend on staying to claim his rightful place as chief, but intends on. Mike maquinna returns to his home town of gold river on. Mar 11, 2006 luna, the juvenile killer whale from washington state waters who got lost in canadas nootka sound five years ago, apparently died friday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, canadian authorities said. Mike maquinna returns to his home town of gold river on vancouver island to attend the funeral of his father, mowachahtmuchalaht first nations chief ambrose maquinna. Luna spirit of the whale luna the way home trailer youtube. A lot of them believed the whale embodied the spirit of their chief. Marguerite pigott story editor, elizabeth stewart stars. Spirit of the whale tv movie 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Spirit of the whale is a tale of two cultures fighting over the freedom of one whale. Luna spirit of the whale dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay.
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