Script Writers/Directors/Producers
Gulrukh Khan
Gulrukh is a multi awarded international film maker, writer, holistic specialist, gender and animal rights activist, public speaker and high level conference organiser.
She has directed, produced and scripted a diverse range of short films, education videos and documentaries over 25 years. She has won awards in Cannes and New York for her films.
Her ‘Mantra for the New Millennium’ film was shown at the UN Peace Summit in the presence of Kofi Anan and was the signature film at the ‘Festival of Light’ in Alexandra Palace, London, in the presence of Ex Prime Minister Tony Blair, his cabinet and 2000 business leaders.
Her other awards include Lifetime Achievement in Film, Best Documentary Feature (NY), Best Spiritual Film (Cannes), Ambassador for Peace, Iconic Women Leaders Creating a Better World, Women Super Achiever Award, Exceptional Female Award, Wintrade Sponsor Award, Stardust Award, Mayor’s Award and Women Awarding Women Award.
She has been a regular speaker at the House of Lords (UK Parliament), UN events, Women Economic Forums and has spoken at the World Forum in the Hague, amongst other World class global events.
She is Co Founder of Inclusion Convention CIC – an interdisciplinary Think Tank, and Talks4Progress a platform which holds international panel discussions with dignitaries and business leaders.
She is ex Chair of ALL Ladies League UK and London and launched the London arm in 2016 at Prince Janek Zylinkski’s palace.
She has been a Judge for several award ceremonies and also a Senior Judge for the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition and had attended a reception for the awardees at Buckingham Palace.
www.allowmiracles.com www.spirit2power.com www.talks4progress.com www.inclusionconventioncic.com www.zen-garden-planner.com
Shaun O’Connor
Shaun is an accomplished film maker who worked for many years directing and producing music videos and short films. He is a trained editor and worked on a number of TV documentaries during the last 2 decades. He currently builds and designs websites for businesses.
Executive Producer/Director of Still Photography
Anton Kammerl
Anton was the key Executive Producer to raise investment funds from a team of professionals in Germany. He is a highly successful photographer, businessman and professional mentor.
Executive Producer
Alex Zadah
Alex owns successful property and fine arts/antique carpets companies. He was instrumental in funding publicity, website SEO and travel after the film award in NY had been announced.
Underwater Director of Photography and Lead Camera
Stefanie Voigt
Stefanie is an internationally sought after, award winning Underwater DOP. She has decades of experience in film and television work.
Underwater Assistant Camera Crew
Erez Gonen
Udi Nuri
Researchers
Erez Gonen
Gulrukh Khan
Shaun O’Connor
Production Assistant
Monica Axelsson
Music Composition
Ian Hawkridge
An accomplished musician with over 20 years experience.
His clients have included: Walt Disney Company, Sky TV, Dorling Kindersley, HomeChoice (now Tiscali TV), Pearson Education, John Brown Publishing, The Learning Federation, Lego Multimedia, Harcourt Education, DeAgostini, The Fantastic Corporation, Larousse, KidoClic, Education City, Zanussi, Deutsche Bank.
He specialises in composing music and creating sound design for television, radio, advertising, multimedia, audio books, educational/other websites, film, art/video installation, in-house training videos, on-location environment ambiences…www.hawkidgemusic.co.uk
His clients have included:Walt Disney Company, Sky TV, Dorling Kindersley, HomeChoice (now Tiscali TV), Pearson Education, John Brown Publishing, The Learning Federation, Lego Multimedia, Harcourt Education, DeAgostini, The Fantastic Corporation, Larousse, KidoClic, Education City, Zanussi, Deutsche Bank.
Contributors
Richard O’Barry
Best known for having trained the ‘Flipper’ dolphins for the original television series, and more recently for his Oscar winning documentary ‘The Cove” in 2010, is a central figure throughout the series. His presence is highly charismatic. He is renowned for his work in dolphin rehabilitation. Richard O’Barry, of International Dolphin Project, admits that due to his previous work as a trainer, the concept of training dolphins became a commercial enterprise. He feels responsible. He enlightens the viewer about what finally happened to the ‘Flipper’ dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium after the series ended, including ‘Hugo’, the first Killer whale who was also held there. He discusses the issues concerning the captivity industry. His dialogue is provocative and mesmerizing. He also discusses the covert use of dolphins for military purposes. Current examples with recently released secret information are highlighted.
https://www.dolphinproject.com
Rollo Gebhard
An explorer and Guiness Book record holder for sailing around the world, recounts his observations of the changing oceans and the decline in dolphin populations during his trips, over the last two decades.
Benny Schlesinger
“Let The Animals Live” in Tel Aviv, Israel relates the story of Russian dolphins being sold around the world, illustrated with secretly filmed material, of the public hunger strike both he and Richard O’Barry undertook, in order to publicise the tragic plight of these dolphins being transferred from a metal tank – to a site under a rollercoaster in a theme park.
Rebecca Fitzgerald
“Dolphinswim”, talks about ‘healing’ in the open sea with free dolphins. The focus of the discourse, is on how ‘healing’ has become a popular concept, and that dolphins are regarded, in a new age context, to be the ‘healers’. The dialogue is practical, sensitive and visionary. It challenges current consumer opinion.
Maya Zilber
Owner of Dolphin Reef, a captive facility in Eilat – which is a few kilometres from the border of Sinai – narrates her impressions of Abdallah’s behaviour and compares it to her own relationship with the dolphins in her facility. She gives her personal justifications for setting up a centre of this kind.
Dr. Gowrie Mohta
Who pioneered the concept of water birthing in Israel. She conducted ‘controlled’ experiments on 3 pregnant British women – who swam with dolphins in a captive facility. It resulted in one of the women finally giving birth amongst dolphins in the facility, secretly – due to the controversial nature of the experiment. The women involved describe the events, giving their personal impressions.
Dr. Betsy Smith
Pioneered research in dolphin assisted therapy with autistic children in the 1970’s. Dr. Smith debates over the contemporary use of dolphin-assisted therapy programmes, used widely in captive facilities, which have been initiated by her research.
Dr. Jonathan Hazel
The Royal national institute for the deaf in Britain, an eminent neuro-ontologist, suggests that as a result of losing one sense, other senses compensate – creating increased receptivity to inaudible sonic vibrations. Dr. Hazel proposes that this is one of the reasons why these Bedouin, with hearing disabilities, are able to bond so intimately with Olin.
Dr. Horace Dobbs
Author, filmmaker and specialist on dolphins, discusses intimately his experiences of dolphin healing and swimming in the wild with dolphins – highlighting the psychological and physiological impact on people, and the reasons why animal therapy focuses so intently on dolphins.
Dr. Peter Evans and Dr. Jim Heimlich Boran (Scientist/Cetacean Specialist)
Both specialists on cetaceans. Discuss the sociology of dolphins and their interactions with man.
Dr. Paul Johnston
Greenpeace scientist. Outlines the effects of man’s pollution in the environment and its impact on dolphins and the oceans.
Contributors for additional footage
Sir Peter Melchett
Director of ‘Greenpeace’, offers solutions regarding the pollution of our oceans and warns of the need to take immediate action. Within the additional footage to the programme.
Andrew Dickson
Ex Chief Executive of the ‘World Society For The Protection Of Animals’ narrates the story of the successful rehabilitation and release of a dolphin in Brazil, called ‘Flipper’, with the aid of Richard O’Barry. The project was funded with money donated by the public and the support of the Brazilian government, local people and the media.
David Currey
Environmental Investigation Agency, discusses the killing of dolphins for food and the ‘whaling’ issue. David Currey, director of ‘Environmental Investigation Agency’ (EIA) in the U.K. describes the chilling and shameless killing of dolphins in the Faroe Islands, Indonesia, Japan and Norway for food. The visuals are often explicit and emotionally shocking .
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