Eye of the Dolphin

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name = Eye of the Dolphin

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director = Michael D. Sellers
producer = Susan Johnson
writer = Michael D. Sellers
Wendell Morris
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starring = Carly Schroeder
Adrian Dunbar
George Harris
Katharine Ross
Christine Adams
music = Alan Derian
cinematography = Guy Livneh
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distributor = Monterey Media (US), Quantum Entertainment (int'l)
released = August 21, 2007
runtime = 103 min
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0465407

"Eye of the Dolphin" (2007) is an independent movie by Emmy winner Wendell Morris from a story by the film's director Michael Sellers.

Plot

A troubled fourteen-year-old girl named Alyssa (Carly Schroeder) has been living with her Grandmother Lucy (Katharine Ross) since the death of her mother a year ago. It's been a tough year for both of them, and Lucy decides it's time for Alyssa to go to the Bahamas to live with Hawk (Adrian Dunbar), the dedicated dolphin researcher and father she never knew she had. Alyssa's arrival on the island comes at a decisively inconvenient time for Hawk, who is busy fighting greedy politicians and experts who are determined to turn his research center into a tacky tourist attraction. It's a prickly relationship between Hawk and Alyssa, but Tamika (Christine Adams), Hawk's girlfriend, and Daniel (George Harris), Tamika's father, smooth the way. Alyssa soon adjusts to island life and discovers the gift she shares with her father for communicating with dolphins, a skill which leads her into a powerful relationship with a wild dolphin which her father, for legitimate scientific reasons, cannot condone. But when the powers-that-be threaten to close down her father's research station, it is Alyssa and her wild friend who hold the key and have the power to bring all parties together.

Cast

*Carly Schroeder as Alyssa
*Adrian Dunbar as Dr. James Hawk
*George Harris as Daniel
*Katharine Ross as Lucy
*Christine Adams as Tamika
*Jane Lynch as Glinton

Awards

*Winner of Best Drama in the International Family Film Festival
*Winner of Best Child Actor in the International Family Film Festival for Carly Schroeder

Theatrical Release

Eye of the Dolphin premiered at the ArcLight, Hollywood on August 21, 2007. The film was released in more than 100 theatres, nationwide on August 24, 2007.

Film Festival Showings

*Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival'
*Official Selection at the Delray Beach Film Festival
*Official Selection at the Kids First! Film Festival
*Official Selection at the Tiburon Film Festival
*Official Selection at the USA Family Film Festival
*Official Selection at the Worldfest Houston Film Festival

References

* [http://www.eyeofthedolphinthemovie.com/index.html Official site]
*imdb title|0465407