Keiko: The Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy (2013)
75 min
The millions of Keiko fans around the world finally learn the truth about what really happened when the Free Willy star became the first and only captive orca to be released back into the wild. The most unlikely candidate for release because of his long years in captivity, actually thrived for over 5 years in his home waters, gaining over 3000 lbs during his rehabilitation, mixing it up with wild orcas, swimming across the North Atlantic, and finally passing as a middle aged orca as the only captive orca to ever be successfully rehabilitated and released back to to the 'wild' - come join Keiko's Pod and help Rescue Rehab and Release all of the other whales and dolphins currently in captivity.
- Release date
- October 7, 2010
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Theresa Demarest, Tim Ellis, Jean-Pierre Garau
Cast
- Colin Baird as Expert Cast Narrator
- Mark Berman as Expert Cast Narrator
- Keiko as Self
- 'Tobba' Thorbjorg Valdis Kristjansdottir as Expert Cast Narrator
- Naomi Rose as Expert Cast Narrator
- Paul Spong as Expert Cast Narrator
Crew
- Theresa Demarest · Director
- Theresa Demarest · Composer
- Tim Ellis · Composer
- Jean-Pierre Garau · Composer
- Nicole Coon · Cinematographer
- Julie Murray · Cinematographer
- Chris Borges-Silva · Editor