Resident Orca

Name: Resident Orca
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-04-06
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley, Squil-le-he-le Raynell Morris, Charles Vinick

2024
1h 37m

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7.3/10

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A decades-long mission to free Lolita, a captive orca held in America's smallest whale tank, unites Indigenous leaders, experts, and activists. As her health declines, they race against time... Read allA decades-long mission to free Lolita, a captive orca held in America's smallest whale tank, unites Indigenous leaders, experts, and activists. As her health declines, they race against time to reunite her with her wild family.A decades-long mission to free Lolita, a captive orca held in America's smallest whale tank, unites Indigenous leaders, experts, and activists. As her health declines, they race against time to reunite her with her wild family.

Directors
- Simon Schneider
- Sarah Sharkey Pearce
Writers
- Simon Schneider
- Sarah Sharkey Pearce
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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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Directors
- Simon Schneider
- Sarah Sharkey Pearce
Writers
- Simon Schneider
- Sarah Sharkey Pearce
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley

Squil-le-he-le Raynell Morris

Charles Vinick

Directors
- Simon Schneider
- Sarah Sharkey Pearce
Writers
- Simon Schneider
- Sarah Sharkey Pearce
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7.333

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9sereichle

A must see documentary!

Treaty Day Film Festival, Resident Orca. I've never cried so hard during a film. We have all heard her story. Watched news segments, seen social media posts about Lolita, Tokitae, Toki, Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut. But this film goes deeper than anything I had read or watched about the stolen resident orcas. I'm honored to have been able to see this film, and listen in person to those who tried so hard to rescue Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut speak about their journey of fighting to bring her back home to Salish waters.

50 years of trauma. Being so close to returning home where her mother Ocean Sun is still alive at 100 years old, and is the matriarch of the L pod.

On November 3rd 2024 for the first time since the horrific capture event Lpod returned to Penn Cove WA.

🖤Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut🖤