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WHALE TOTEM

Dream,Whale,Emotions.
The Director has also become the protagonist of this adventure, and has tried to express through images, sounds, and words, all the emotions he felt during the nine days of shooting.
An amazing adventure to discover the whale in the Ocean Pacific!! Tonga is an impressive island in the middle of nothing where every year Whales are coming to rest with their calf before take the way back.
The whale is consider a spirit animal and that's the reason why Whale Totem. This majestic animal will hypnotize you with his power and his fragility in the same time!!

  • Simone Piccoli
    Director
  • Simone Piccoli
    Writer
  • 3S Production
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 20, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Egypt
  • Country of Filming:
    Tonga
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital 4 K Panasonic GH4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • EUDI SHOW 2019
    bologna
    Italy
    March 3, 2019
    winner First Place
  • AQUA FILM FESTIVAL 2019
    ROME
    Italy
    April 5, 2019
    Cinema Selection
  • Lens Beyond Ocean Underwater Photography Competition (LBO) 2019
    Kuala Lampur
    Malaysia
    May 5, 2019
    1st place Winner for 3min VIDEO category
  • New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA)
    New York
    United States
    Winner BEST UNDERWATER CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • UNDERWATER VIDEO MARATON 2019
    croazia
    Croatia
    May 25, 2019
    official selection ( place 5 )
Director Biography - Simone Piccoli

Simone piccoli was born as a diving instructor with a passion for photos and videos. In 2003 he moved to Egypt and set up his video production company and began to travel the world a little to document the underwater beauty.
He gained considerable experience in underwater filming and only in the last few years he began to create documentaries to try to tell his experiences.

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