DOLPHIN ISLAND splashes onto PureFlix, a division of SPE, this Fall

LOS ANGELES, CA: Pure Flix, a specialty division of Sony Pictures Entertainment streaming service, has acquired the SVOD rights for the film DOLPHIN ISLAND, which will debut Sept. 1 on the platform.  Directed by Mike Disa (SPACE DOGS, HOODWINKED TOO!) and produced by Shaked Berenson (SPACE DOGS, A TIGER’S TALE), and written by Disa, Berenson and Rolfe Kanefsky (PUPPY SWAP: LOVE UNLEASHED), DOLPHIN ISLAND is a family-focused movie about a girl, her dolphin, and the aquatic bonds this of coastal family. 

“We hope the film helps families escape to a beautiful island paradise,” Berenson said. And hopefully “that it can inspire girls to seek out careers in science, and it can help us consider the power of family-in whatever form we may find it.”  

Director Mike Disa nodded to the isolated times families live in right now, and said “we couldn’t have expected the timing that, shortly after filming, our world would be shut down to traveling. We set out to make a heartwarming movie that shares about the power of family and community.” 

The movie stars Peter Woodward (THE PATRIOT), Dionne Lea (NO BAD DAYS), Tyler Jade Nixon (DOLPHIN KICK), Bob Bledsoe (Parks & Recreation), David Raizor (YOU CAN’T TAKE MY DAUGHTER), and introducing Annette Duncan and Aaron Borrow.

To recap, DOLPHIN ISLAND is a family film approved for all ages by The Dove Foundation. which described this motion picture as “a heartwarming tale of love and accountability.”  

Here’s the splash trailer for the film 

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Founded by industry veteran Shaked Berenson and backed by Be Capital Group, Entertainment Squad provides content financing and distribution to several in-house and third party labels including Mr. Puppy Presents, Geflite Films, Eclectik Vision, The Horror Collective and Wood Entertainment.  

About Pure Flix:

In late 2020, Pure Flix the streaming service became part of AFFIRM Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), with a mission to stream God-honoring stories to a new generation through inspiring and faith-affirming TV shows, movies and original series.Pure Flix is the leading faith and family-friendly streaming video-on-demand service. With thousands of God-honoring and inspiring movies and shows, you can Have Faith In Your Entertainment again.Pure Flix was founded in 2005 by Michael Scott, David A.R. White, and Russell Wolfe. The company initially started as a film studio behind breakout theatrical hits like God’s Not Dead, The Case for Christ and Do You Believe? and launched its streaming platform in 2014. 

Dolphin Island is also available for purchase on DVD on the official website: https://dolphinislandmovie.com/dvd/

A portion of the profits goes to the local cast and crew in The Bahamas, where the movie was produced after the country was devastated by hurricane Dorian.

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