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Beluga Baby
197812 min 51 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Tony Westman
Production: Christopher PinneyJohn Taylor
The birth of a beluga whale is a seldom witnessed event. This is a record of the birth of a whale in the Vancouver Aquarium, the excitement building up to it, the labour, and the sudden and inexplicable death of the baby.
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Subject categories
- Animals > AquariumsAquatic AnimalsEndangered Species
Credits
- director
- Tony Westman
- photography
- Tony Westman
- producer
- Christopher Pinney
- executive producer
- John Taylor
- editing
- George Johnson
- sound editing
- Shelly Hamer
- re-recording
- Barry P. Jones
- narrator
- Stefani Hewlett
- music
- Martin Fossum
Awards
- Honorable MentionInternational Wildlife Film Festival
- O Globo Trophy for outstanding qualityInternational Scientific Film Festival