Dawn Brancheau
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Dawn Therese Brancheau was an American animal trainer at SeaWorld. She worked with orcas at SeaWorld Orlando for fifteen years, including a leading role in revamping the Shamu show, and was SeaWorld's
Brancheau working at SeaWorld Orlando in 2006 standing on Takara's rostrum during "Believe"
Brancheau on a slide out, which is a platform covered by less than a foot of water, with orca Katina at SeaWorld Orlando
Blackfish (film)
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Blackfish is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. It concerns Tilikum, an orca held by SeaWorld and the controversy over captive orcas. The film premiered at the 2013 S
Dawn Brancheau
…firm that specializes in wrongful-death litigation, he did not take any legal action against SeaWorld. Brancheau's death is a focus of the documentary Blackfish, which criticizes keeping orcas in captivity, and shows how her death awakened a national conversation about the issue. The documentary's director…
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Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Orlando in 2006
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Thom Powers, former SeaWorld trainers Samantha Berg, John Hargrove, and John Jett at the Miami International Film Festival presentation of Blackfish at the Regal South Beach on March 3, 2013.
Tilikum at SeaWorld Orlando in 2009.