Blackfish is a 2013 English-language Documentary Biography film written by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Eli Despres and Tim Zimmermann. The movie is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and produced by Manuel V. Oteyza and Gabriela Cowperthwaite under the banner of CNN Films in collaboration with Manny O. Productions. Blackfish features Tilikum in the title role along with an ensemble cast including John Hargrove, Samantha Berg, Mark Simmons, Kim Ashdown, Dean Gomersall and James Earl Jones. The music was composed by Jeff Beal. Cinematography was done by Jonathan Ingalls and Christopher Towey and editing by Eli Despres. The film has a running time of 83 minutes. It was released on 26th July 2013 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Blackfish was made on a budget of $1 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $2 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Magnolia Pictures.