The Loneliest Whale, directed by Park Pictures director Tom Tagholm recounts the true story of the whale known as ’52’ or the ‘Loneliest Whale’ who communicates at a frequency that no other whales can hear and so swims the oceans alone.
First heard in 1989, the Loneliest Whale has never been seen yet it has captured the imagination of the world. Singing at the unique frequency of 52-hertz, it swims unheard and unanswered by any other whale. Marine scientists, documentary makers and Hollywood movie stars have made it their mission to help this creature. It has also become a source of inspiration for people everywhere. The human connection with this creature says so much about the value we as people put on communication.
This short film, created by Irish advertising agency Boys & Girls, focuses on the people who are working tirelessly to find and communicate with this special creature. It captures the importance and power of communication and reminds us that we all need to be heard.
Credits:
The Loneliest Whale- Three Mobile
Production Co- Park Pictures
Director – Tom Tagholm
Exec Producer – Stephen Brierely
Exec Producer – Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Producer – Fran Thompson
DOP – Steve Annis
Production Manager – Freya Silk Park
Production Designer – Simon Davis
Editing House -Trim
Editor – Paul Hardcastle
Agency – Boys and Girls
Agency Producer -Derek Doyle
Copywriter – Sam Doyle
Art Director – Bairbre McGlade
Creative Director – Rory Hamilton
Account Director – Pat Stephenson
About Park Pictures
Founded in 1998 by Executive Producer Jacqueline Kelman Bisbee and renowned filmmaker/cinematographer Lance Acord, Bicoastal/London-based Park Pictures has an auspicious track record of discovering and mentoring new filmmaking talent, and infusing all projects with big screen production values. Park Pictures has forged strong partnerships with agencies, studios and clients worldwide by engaging all members of its team in creative problem solving.
In commercials, Lance Acord won a 2014 Emmy for his acclaimed Apple “Misunderstood” commercial. Acord’s Nike “Jogger” was named Best TV Spot of 2012 by Creativity Magazine and also got a 2013 Emmy nod. Acord has received three DGA Award nominations for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials.
Park Pictures’ feature division, headed by Producer Sam Bisbee, Jacqueline Kelman Bisbee and Lance Acord, has produced four features, all of which were selected for the Sundance Film Festival within a three-year timespan. Picked up by major distributors were Sundance award-winning Robot and Frank (2013), Infinitely Polar Bear (2014), starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana, and God’s Pocket (2014), starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2015, Park Pictures comes to Sundance with Cop Car (2015), its first thriller, starring Kevin Bacon. Park Pictures won a 2010 Academy Award for the company’s first narrative film, live-action short “The New Tenants,” starring Vincent D’Onofrio.