Keiko: The Untold Story (2010)

Directed by

Theresa Demarest

Genre

documentary film, nature documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Keiko, the orca who played Willy in the movie Free Willy. It covers his life after the film, including efforts to return him to the wild and the people who worked to help him.

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What happens

Keiko: The Untold story is a 2010 documentary film about Keiko, the orca best known for starring in the 1993 film Free Willy. It was directed and produced by Theresa Demarest. The film made the official selection list of many film festivals, including the Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival and the Denver Film Festival. In August 2013 a HD version of the film entitled Keiko: The Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy (HD) premiered at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood during the 20th Anniversary Celebration Benefit for the Free Willy Keiko Foundation. The World Premiere of the film included a Blue Carpet Ceremony with the stars and director of both Free Willy and the documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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