Humpback Whales – A Detective Story
Runtime: 59:00
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Category: 2019 | Feature Films/Full-length Documentaries (2019)
On 12 September 2015, a 30-ton humpback whale breached and landed on Tom Mustill and his friend Charlotte Kinloch as they paddled a sea kayak in Monterey Bay, California. Incredibly, both survived the incident, but the near-death experience haunted documentary maker Tom and left him wondering if the whale was deliberately trying to hurt them. To find the answer, Tom returned to California in 2018 to investigate. Tom meets those who have survived similar hair-raising encounters and the experts who know the whales best. What he discovers raises far bigger questions, not just about what happened that day but also about our relationship with whales and their future alongside us.
Tom Mustill, Director
Tom Mustill, Writer
Tom Mustill, Producer
Tim Burgess, DoP
Sabrina Burnard, Editor
Ru Mahoney, Field Producer
World Wildlife Day Living Ocean Finalist
United States
Director
Tom Mustill

