Nathalie Bibeau’s THE WALRUS AND THE WHISTLEBLOWER at HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY Film Fest INTERVIEW; trainer at Canada’s Niagara Falls Marineland takes them on
In the interview, Bibeau and I talk about Phil Demers, the former trainer of Smooshi, and her working relationship with him as the “star” of her film and how she set the boundaries with him. We also discuss her approach to the project in terms of strategy to follow a developing story without an obvious end, thoughts on open endings in documentaries, Finally, we zero in on a couple moments that she loved.