Ama'ara: The Song of the Whales

Amaara: The Song of the Whales is a 2021 German documentary film directed by Sebastian Jobst.

The world premiere took place on May 20, 2021 at the Illuminate Film Festival in Arizona.

Synopsis
Spiritual singer and healer Marina Trost, through her love for whales and music, demonstrates the connection between people and animals and how fragile this connection and the world as a whole is.

Cast

 * Anne Byrne as whale mother
 * Denesa Chan as whale cinematographer
 * Marina Trost as herself

Awards

 * Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2021 Award for Best Soundtrack
 * Illuminate Film Festival 2021 Award for Best Film
 * Queens World Film Festival 2021: Special Jury Award for the best poetic film
 * Award of the Toronto International Women's Film Festival 2021 for the best environmental project

Shooting incident
It is August 11, 2019, on the last day of shooting, 43-year-old jazz singer Marina Theresia Trost has a fatal accident while diving on the coast of ʻEua in the kingdom of Tonga.