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Penguin Bloom is a 2020 Australian drama film directed by Glendyn Ivin, from a screenplay by Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps, and is based on the book of the same name by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive.
- Struggling to Adjust
- Healing with A Feathery Friend
- 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...
- Annabel Gutterman
Jan 23, 2021 · The true story behind Penguin Bloom - a 'raw and authentic' representation of disability. An accident in Thailand left Australian Sam Bloom paralysed. The unlikely arrival of an injured magpie helped her recovery. Her story has now been made into a film and is opening up a conversation about the representation of acquired disability on screen.
- Jennifer Scherer
Penguin Bloom: Directed by Glendyn Ivin. With Naomi Watts, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Andrew Lincoln, Essi Murray-Johnston. A family takes in an injured Magpie that makes a profound difference in their lives.
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- Biography, Drama, Family
- Glendyn Ivin
- 2021-01-27
Jan 27, 2021 · Netflix's Penguin Bloom is the true story of Samantha Bloom, who was paralyzed on vacation in Thailand. Here's where the real Sam and Penguin the magpie are now.
- Elena Nicolaou
- 2 min
- CANONGATE BOOKS
As a mom copes with the aftermath of a harrowing accident, she finds inspiration from an injured magpie taken in by her family. Based on a true story. Watch trailers & learn more.
Feb 4, 2021 · Paul Mander has trained birds for more than two decades. He trained all eight magpies in the Australian drama Penguin Bloom. The movie, based on true events, has earned more than $1m at the box office.
