#Gabriela Cowperthwaite
TIFF 2022 Women Directors: Meet Gabriela Cowperthwaite – “The Grab”
Gabriela Cowperthwaite has been directing both documentaries and narrative films for over 20 years. She directed the 2013 documentary “Blackfish,” which amassed over 100 million viewers...
TIFF Adds Docs From Laura Poitras & Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Expands Contemporary World Cinema Slate
The program for the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival continues to grow. The fest has added new titles to its TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema sections. The former...
Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s “The Friend” Snagged by Roadside Attractions and Gravitas Ventures
Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s latest has found a home. Roadside Attractions and Gravitas Ventures are joining forces on the U.S. distribution of “The Friend,” a tearjerker inspired by a...
Gabriela Cowperthwaite Teaming Up with Dakota Johnson for “The Friend”
Gabriela Cowperthwaite is following up Kate Mara-starrer “Megan Leavey” with another feature inspired by a true story. She’s teaming up with “Suspiria” actress Dakota...
ArcLight Cinemas to Host Women in Entertainment Workshop Series
ArcLight Cinemas has announced line-up for the ArcLight Women in Entertainment Workshop Series. The event series is designed to “spark a more transparent and open dialogue” on opportunities for...
Kate Mara to Star in Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Female Marine Drama ‘Megan Leavey’
“Fantastic Four” actress Kate Mara will star as another kind of heroine in the upcoming military biopic “Megan Leavey.” Directed by “Blackfish” helmer Gabriela Cowperthwaite, “Megan...
‘Blackfish’ Helmer Gabriela Cowperthwaite to Make Narrative Debut with Action-Thriller ‘The Search’
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite (“Blackfish”) is returning to nature in her narrative feature debut. The documentary filmmaker will helm “The Search,” an action-thriller based on a Black...
IDA Documentary Awards Announces 2013 Nominations
IDA has announced their 2013 Documentary Awards nominations. Among them are some of the most talked about female directed documentaries of the year including Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Blackfish,...
Trailer Watch: Blackfish – Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
The official trailer for Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Sundance hit, Blackfish, was recently released. Intense is the only way to describe it. It feels a lot like The Cove about dolphins in...
Sundance Watch: Blackfish – Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Blackfish, a documentary directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, has been getting a lot of buzz at Sundance since its premiere. The doc follows the history of killer whales in captivity leading up to...