Gabriela Cowperthwaite is a highly accomplished and renowned filmmaker, whose impressive and extensive body of work has received widespread recognition and acclaim across the industry, marking her as a prominent figure in the world of filmmaking.
She is undoubtedly most renowned for her pivotal contribution to the creation of the highly acclaimed documentary "Our Friend", which premiered in 2019, and has since garnered widespread critical acclaim for its profound and deeply moving portrayal of the intricacies and complexities of the human experience.
Noted documentarian, her remarkable film "Blackfish", initially released in the year 2013, managed to spark a worldwide discourse and simultaneously ignite a maelstrom of controversy, all centered around the treatment of orcas in captivity, thereby solidifying her position as a trailblazing figure within the realm of documentary filmmaking.