Tahlequah
DATE: 2023
LOCATION: USA, Lithuania
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Daniel Kreizberg
ANIMATION BY: Meinart Animation Studio
In the aftermath of her newborn baby’s sudden death, orca mother Tahlequah carries her daughter’s body across the Salish Sea in the incredible true story that captivated the world.
Trailer
Beginning in the summer of 2025, “Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief” is now available worldwide for educational and institutional streaming, exclusively on Good Docs. The film is accessible to universities, four-year colleges, high schools, community colleges, nonprofits and community groups, for-profits and corporations, public libraries, and other types of groups. Good Docs offers event screenings, 14-day streaming access, digital site licenses and one year and three year subscription streaming. Visit the film’s Good Docs page here and inquire about hosting a screening at outreach@gooddocs.net.
As well, Good Docs is proud to partner with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation on an impact campaign to help save the critically endangered southern resident orcas. With the Foundation’s support, the film will be made available at no cost to 100 schools and community groups, to help use the film as an instrument for positive social and environmental change. The streaming link to the film also includes a discussion guide to help teachers facilitate classroom inquiry and action.
Behind The Scenes
