Ama'ara: The Song of the Whales
| Ama'ara: The Song of the Whales | |
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| Directed by | |
| Written by | Sebastian Jobst Marina Trost |
| Produced by | Marina Trost Sebastian Jobst Katarina Kezeric Petra Martin |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Denesa Chan Sebastian Jobst Christoph Heyden |
| Edited by | Sebastian Jobst Katarina Kezeric |
| Music by | Marina Trost Hans von Chelius[1] |
Production companies | Jobst-Filmproduktion Munakuy Productions |
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Running time | 95 min.[2] |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Amaara: The Song of the Whales is a 2021 German documentary film directed by Sebastian Jobst.[3]
The world premiere took place on May 20, 2021 at the Illuminate Film Festival in Arizona.
Synopsis[edit]
Spiritual singer and healer Marina Trost, through her love for whales and music, demonstrates the connection between people and animals and how fragile this connection and the world as a whole is.
Cast[edit]
- Anne Byrne as whale mother
- Denesa Chan as whale cinematographer
- Marina Trost as herself
Awards[edit]
- Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2021 Award for Best Soundtrack
- Illuminate Film Festival 2021 Award for Best Film
- Queens World Film Festival 2021: Special Jury Award for the best poetic film
- Award of the Toronto International Women's Film Festival 2021 for the best environmental project
Production[edit]
Shooting incident[edit]
It is August 11, 2019, on the last day of shooting, 43-year-old jazz singer Marina Theresia Trost has a fatal accident while diving on the coast of ʻEua in the kingdom of Tonga.[4][5]
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