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Whales: An Unforgettable Journey is a 1997 IMAX documentary about several species of whales and other marine life. It was directed by David Clark, Al Giddings, and Roger Payne, and produced by David Clark and Christopher Palmer. It received an award at the 1998 Columbus Film Festival for Science, Technology, and Travel.^[1]

Synopsis

The documentary follows biologist Roger Payne's team as they travel around the Americas documenting various species of whales and other marine mammals. Payne and his team film aerial and underwater shots of blue whales, southern right whales, humpback whales, and orcas, in addition to elephant seals, magellanic penguins, and dolphins. Part of this documentary involves the journey of a mother humpback whale named Misty, and her calf named Echo, as they travel the thousands of miles from Echo's birthplace near Hawaii to Alaska to find food. Whales shows the dangers of this seasonal migration, both from natural predators like the orca, and from human activity.

Release and Reception

On the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, Whales has a 69% audience score. Critics Emanuel Levy and Ross Anthony, gave it a 2/5 and 3/4 rating respectively. In his review, Anthony summarizes the documentary as "a hearty host of aerial "Imaxy moments" and cozy whale images."^[2]

Another Rotten Tomatoes Review, from 1998: https://www.jaehakim.com/1998/01/cameraman-is-in-over-his-head-with-whales/

Movie was made part of a museum exhibit in 2010 (https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2010/06/23/on-trail-whales-with-imax/41303203007/)

One of the reviews listed on the films website by The Christian Science Monitor: https://www.csmonitor.com/1996/1120/112096.feat.film.1.html

LA Times Review / Museum IMAX Announcement: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-13-ca-28064-story.html

South Florida (Tampa?) Review / Museum showing announcement: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1997/10/17/whales-a-big-deal-in-imax-documentary/

Also this online cultural website review, Rambles.net. Not as notable but the author was a former journalist: https://www.rambles.net/whales_unfor97.html

Carnegie Museum article, https://carnegiemuseums.org/magazine-archive/1997/julaug/feat3.htm

References

Minor reference from a Roger Payne interview on the film: https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/RogerPayneInterview.pdf

External Links

• The film's webpage, archived at the Wayback Machine
• Whales: An Unforgettable Journey at IMDb
• https://destinationcinema.com/films/whales/