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Jan 26, 2021 · Sam documented Penguin’s relationship with the family through photographs and videos, many of which you can see in the Instagram account for Penguin, which now has over 176,000 followers. The images were the foundation of the book ‘Penguin Bloom,’ which Cameron wrote in collaboration with Bradley Trevor Greive.
- Is Penguin Bloom a True Story
‘Penguin Bloom’ is a life-affirming family drama that...
- Is Penguin Bloom a True Story
May 13, 2022 · Sam Bloom — pictured with her magpie Penguin —has become an inspiration after surviving her accident. (Cameron Bloom Photography) abc.net.au/news/world-para-surfing-champion-sam-bloom ...
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Jan 26, 2021 · Two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts is no stranger to depicting real women on screen. Her latest role is in Penguin Bloom, which tells the story of Aussie native Sam Bloom's paralysis and how she channeled her outdoorsy nature into helping a magpie recover from injury.
Jan 27, 2021 · Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, a mother-of-three who was gravely injured during an accident in Thailand. Stars Naomi Watts and Andrew Lincoln worked with the real-life couple for the film.
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- Struggling to Adjust
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- Making The Movie
After the accident, Bloom endured seven months of rehabilitation and then returned to her house in Australia. In a 2017 piece for TIME, Bloom described the harrowing experience of being in such a familiar place that suddenly felt wrenchingly unfamiliar. “When viewed from a wheelchair, the once-familiar sanctuary of love and comfort became an alien ...
Three months after Bloom returned home her 11-year-old son, Noah, found the injured baby magpie, which the family named Penguin. The tiny bird had fallen out of its nest and dropped over 60 feet onto an asphalt parking lot, where she would have died had the Bloom family not taken her home. Sam Bloom wrote that caring for Penguin was an undertaking—...
When Naomi Watts read Penguin Bloom, she was so moved by the family’s story that she wanted to adapt it for the screen. She told People: “The images were so compelling, and the story was filled with courage and hope.” The Bloom family was intimately involved in the adaptation—Sam Bloom allowed Watts to read her journals, and the movie was shot in t...
Jan 23, 2021 · Eight years ago, Sam Bloom was enjoying a family holiday in Thailand with her husband Cameron and three sons, Rueben, Noah and Oliver. “Cam and I have always loved travelling, so we thought we wanted to take the boys overseas,” the 49-year-old told SBS News at her home in Sydney's northern beaches.
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Plot. During a family vacation in Thailand, Sam Bloom accidentally falls off a high balcony and breaks her T6 thoracic vertebrae resulting in partial paralysis. Back home in Australia, Sam, an avid surfer, struggles to adjust to life in a wheelchair, but is supported by her husband Cameron, their three sons Noah, Rueben, and Oli, and Sam's ...
