The Right Whale: Tales of Resilience and Hope celebrates the enigmatic lives of right whales as they navigate the world’s oceans. We meet individual whales who are as intrepid as any human explorer and witness intimate moments between mothers and their calves. Filmed in collaboration with scientists worldwide, we gain a deeper understanding of how these magnificent creatures perceive their environment. The ocean has changed dramatically since right whales were thriving centuries ago. Southern right whales represent one of the greatest conservation success stories of our time, but their Northern cousins are in peril. The Right Whale explores the changes needed to revive an ocean full of giants.

Join us for Georgia Aquarium’s science lecture series, Science on Tap, on Wednesday August 19. We’re offering light bites, movie snacks, as well as beer and wine to go alongside a special film screening of The Right Whale: Tales of Resilience and Hope. Following the screening there will be a panel discussion and Q&A with the film makers and Georgia Aquarium biologists.

Come mingle, enjoy some libations and learn! Space is limited, so please reserve your tickets now to secure your entrance into this exclusive screening held in our beautiful Oceans Ballroom.

Cheryl and Nick Dean are award-winning independent filmmakers and co-founders of Spindrift Images, a production company dedicated to telling powerful stories of the ocean and its wildlife.

Their documentaries, celebrated for their stunning imagery and compelling storytelling, have earned international acclaim and been featured by the BBC, the UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase, and on Capitol Hill.  Their previous film The Witness Is a Whale was finished in 2021, and they completed The Right Whale in late 2025.  To extend the impact of their work, they founded Spindrift Images Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit using film, education, and strategic outreach to protect ocean wildlife and ecosystems.  They hope to inspire people to act in support of animal welfare, biodiversity, and wilderness conservation.  Cheryl has been effectively communicating scientific discoveries throughout her career and has been the president of the San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition since 2015.  Nick holds a science Ph.D. with over 30 years of research before turning to filmmaking.  They both started filming underwater before venturing topside to direct and produce together.

Your involvement and investment help our commitment to the research and conservation of aquatic animals around the world. As a leader in marine research, Georgia Aquarium contributes to the advancement of knowledge of our blue planet by studying animals here at the Aquarium and in their natural environments.

We have sent research teams into the field throughout the United States and around the world to study and protect animals including bottlenose dolphins, beluga whales, whale sharks, manta rays, sea turtles, sea lions and more. Our goal is to better understand our aquatic world so that we may conserve it for generations to come.