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Whale Call

A wildlife photographer's life-changing encounter with a Humpback Whale sparks a transformative journey to explore climate change through the lens of our natural world, compelling him to make difficult choices and inspire positive action for a better future.

  • Ron Goodlin
    Director
  • Ron Goodlin
    Writer
  • Ron Goodlin
    Producer
  • Ron Goodlin
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    Climate Change, Environmental, Nature and wildlife
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 16 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 15, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Antarctica, Canada, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Nature Without Borders International Film Festival
    Deleware
    United States
    July 1, 2024
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Director Biography - Ron Goodlin

Dr. Ron Goodlin retired from Dental Practice in 2022 to become a full time documentary filmmaker. At age 14, his mother bought him his first camera hoping it would provide a distraction from the pain of watching his father die a slow death from Cancer. Ron found solace in photographing nature and wildlife and later became a serious wildlife-conservation photographer, with the aim of bringing attention to the condition of nature affected by mankind..."changing the world one image at a time". Moving to film-making has helped Ron tell that story with greater impact. This is his first feature documentary film.

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Director Statement

The beauty of nature, animals in their natural habitats and the contrasting selfish, money driven state of the Anthropocene, demands reflection on how we as a human species are racing to our own demise. This story is told through a narrated journey of discovery, that looks at what Nature is telling us about Climate Change from one man's personal point of view. This project is filmed without the aid of high tech gear and is shot on a regular stills camera, not a cinema camera, adding to the audience's understanding that we are all able to do something, and more so, we all need to do something, to stem the tide of climate change.