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THE WHALE

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RUNNING TIME (34:32)

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Two journalists search for an ancient whale skeleton, a sacred site hidden from outsiders.

 


WRITER/DIRECTOR: Oriana Leman

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CAST:
Christian Jadah as DAVID
Oriana Leman as ISABEL
Gerald Parsons as THE DRIVER

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Christian Jadah
Robert Montcalm
Abubakar Salim

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PRODUCER:
Seb McKinnon, Five Knights Productions

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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / STEADICAM:
Kes Tagney

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
Joel Martinez

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PRODUCTION MANAGER
Carl Frisko

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1ST AC
Andrew Main Oster

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GRIP/GAFFER
Andres Castillo

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SOUND RECORDIST/FOLEY:
Simon Lacelle

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SOUND DESIGN/MIX/EDIT:
Christian Rivest
Thibaut Quinchon
Simon Pelletier
Simon-Pierre Fortin Leclerc

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WHALE SKELETON:
Ateliers Nemesis

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VISUAL EFFECTS
Simon Lachapelle
Olivier Bolduc

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CONCEPT ARTISTS
Seb McKinnon
Gabriel Rheault

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EDITORS
Oriana Leman
Seb McKinnon

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MUSIC:
Verdi: Messa da Requiem: Libera Me (with permission from Warner Music Group)

Additional compositions by CLANN

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SPECIAL THANKS:
Shawn Wallace Saunders
Tom&Doris Sheppard
Warren Campbell
Gerald Parsons
The town of Woody Point
Cineground
Cinepool
Chris Gehman
Ron Webb
Oneida Crawford
Brigid Leman

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Shot on location in Newfoundland

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Thank you to our Kickstarter backers!

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Produced with the generous support of:


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© 2026 Oriana Leman

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