Gabriela Cowperthwaite

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 13 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Blackfish Producer

(2013)

Megan Leavey Director

(2017)

City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story Producer

(2010)

The Painter Director

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Producer (6 credits)

2013 Blackfish (Documentary) (producer)

2010 City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story (Documentary) (producer)

2005-2006 Shootout! (TV Series documentary) (co-producer - 5 episodes)

- Battlecry Iraq: Ramadi (2006) ... (co-producer)

- Iraq's Most Wanted (2005) ... (co-producer)

- Battle for Baghdad (2005) ... (co-producer)

- Hunt for Bin Laden (2005) ... (co-producer)

- D-Day Fallujah (2005) ... (co-producer)

2004 Wild West Tech (TV Series documentary) (associate producer - 2 episodes)

- Gambling Tech (2004) ... (associate producer)

- Brothel Tech (2004) ... (associate producer)

2003 Animal Nightmares (TV Mini-Series) (producer)

1998 Intimate Colors (Documentary) (producer)

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Director (3 credits)

2017 Megan Leavey

2013 Blackfish (Documentary)

2010 City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story (Documentary)

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Writer (3 credits)

2013 Blackfish (Documentary) (written by)

2004 Wild West Tech (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)

- Disaster Tech (2004) ... (writer)

2003 Animal Nightmares (TV Mini-Series) (writer)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 credit)

2007 A Father Taken (Short) (assistant director)

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Editor (1 credit)

2013 Blackfish (Documentary) (uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2016 Finding Dory (creative consultant - uncredited)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2016 Finding Dory (special thanks)

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Self (4 credits)

2017 Ok! TV (TV Series)
Herself - Director, Megan Leavey

- Episode #2.204 (2017) ... Herself - Director, Megan Leavey

2017 WGN Morning News (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode dated 7 June 2017 (2017) ... Herself

2013 Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013 Blackfish Q&A with Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Video documentary short)
Herself - Producer & Director of 'Blackfish'

2013 Blackfish (Documentary)
Herself - Director (uncredited)

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Gabriela Cowperthwaite ~ Director / Writer / Producer

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People always wonder whether I believe SeaWorld should be closed down. I always say no. They have tremendous financial resources and could play a key role in creating sea sanctuaries which could be a profit-making endeavor. I believe people would flock to a site where a killer whale is being a killer whale for the first time -- something infinitely more satisfying than seeing a killer whale dance... See more »