Movie: Whaledreamers

This movie, produced by Julian Lennon and Kim Kindersley, has everyone talking about the importance of saving the planet. It first came out in Australian, and has won numerous awards. Below are comments about the movie and the reasons one should see it.

Kim Kindersley, who directed it, believes that its impact on the environment will be great. The gist of the story is that an aboriginal people who were whale lovers, are making a comeback. True to its message, four different cultures were involved in the making of this movie, which took fifteen years from start to finish.

They are: An aboriginal song man, Bunnie Lawrie; Kim Kindersley, a British film director; a musician, Julian Lennon; an Australian actor, Jack Thompson. Julian Lennon believes that “Indigenous wisdom has never been more relevant for humanity than now.” The film's premiere was at the Cannes Film festival in 2007. The movie runs an hour and twenty-three minutes. Whales themselves teach and they have a lot to say about mankind and how their reactions to universe in which all must live.

The awards have been numerous: The producers Lennon and Kindersley won the best "Independent Spirit" award at the Monaco International Film Festival" as well as the "Angel Award for best film at the same festival; In New Zealand it won the :Best International Film award (Wairoa Maori International); In Toronto, the best Documentary film (Fantasy Worldwide); In Australia, the Best film (Byron Bay Film Festival); Best Music/Song awars (Tahoe/Reno International film festival in NV, USA; Best Environmental Documentary (Ibaygyrak Ubiza Film festival.)

Timing was right for the release of this movie. It moves right along with the need for environmental change, and the destructive ways of the world. Somehow, the producers picked up on the necessity of having the largest creatures on earth, the whales, speak for themselves.