PRODUCER
SHORT DOC FEATURING WORLD-RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER KILIII YÜYAN, AS HE HEADS OUT TO INVESTIGATE THE DECLINE OF SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES IN THE SALISH SEA ALONG WASHINGTON’S NORTHERNMOST COAST. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE VITAL ROLE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS THE LUMMI PEOPLE, PLAY IN MAINTAINING HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS AND THE POWERFUL ROLE THAT PHOTOGRAPHY CAN PLAY IN STORYTELLING ABOUT SUCH ISSUES. MADE FOR WATERBEAR NETWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NIKON EUROPE.
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CREDITS
Featuring Kiliii Yüyan, Daven Hafey, Jeremiah Julius, Dr. Derek Dapp, Dr. Michael Weiss and Charlie Grimes
Director - Matthew Harmer
Producer - Andrew Carver
Production Assistant - Tilly Compton
Head of WaterBear Studios - Andrea Walji
Executive Producer - Ellen Windemuth
Editor - Rebecca Gin
Colourist - Keidrych Wasley
Sound Design & Mixing - Richard Spooner
USA Crew:
Director and Director of Photography - Sam Nuttmann
Sound Recordist and Camera Operator - Michael Victor
Camera Operator and BTS - Sarah Vande Vrede
Additional Footage - Shane Anderson/ Jesse Andrew Clark
Library Music - Artlist and Audio Network
Equipment Hire - Nikon USA and LensRental
Many thanks to the Lhaq'temish, The Lummi People, Terry Hillaire, Darrell Hillaire, Franz Lawrene II, Carmen Segrove, Geneva Lane, Angela Bell, Robert Bunton Sr, Steven Solomon Sr, Steven Solomon Jr Kristen Solomon, Ray Solomon, Herman Lawrence, Sidney Lawrence, Lillian Lawrence, Captain Alan Niles, Maya's Legacy Whale Watching, Centre for Whale Research