Me during Tulum sunrise

Documenter, Designer, Developer, Dreamer

I work independently. I work with individuals, corporations, non profits, educational institutions and government. My work is sighted on tv, in documentaries, in books, in universities, and on the internet.

Orcagirls Luna & Dog clip on Ellen Show

My past lives include being a TA at Ryerson University, a film animation and photographic specialist at Harbourfront Centre for HarbourKids in Toronto, an assistant to several (“Vision Quest” – a large project heavily integrated into Aboriginal and Missing Women awareness media campaigns) projects at UBC through the departments; First Nations House of Learning, Womens Studies and Gender Relations and The Peter Wall Institute. I also provided art direction services in Vancouver and Victoria with corporate marketing agencies both as an employee and contractor.

Healing Arts Projects with UBC

In the late 90′s my short video (“Breaching” – recipient of the Victoria Film Festival award of $500.00) had been screened in various national festivals and on Knowledge Network. One of my films entitled “Neurofeedback” was a nominee for “Best experimental short” at the HOTDOCS film festival, it was also screened at the Images, Digi Bodies and Reel Madness Film Festival. I stopped making art films after receiving my first grant from the Canada Arts Council for my film “Sea of Souls” (Experimental film about Orca Legends) (2000) (screened at the Victoria Film Festival, Knowledge Network and Reel Madness Film Festival) and began my amazing journey of manifestation and documentation. Zed CBC featured and aired my projects; “Eye of the Traveler”, “History of Whaling” and “Breaching”. This work arrived from my own experience dealing with the topic of health.

History of Whaling Project

Over the past 10 years this work has been a healing arts case study and outreach project and it has been successful. While researching the topics of whales and humans, nature and industry, environmental and occupational health, I have personally endured a variety of factors and circumstances that bring attention to bigger world events. This website has served as a collection of various works and experiences that together tell a bigger story. At this point, my work, my life and my developments are changing.

Chantelle's Luna Love

In order to take preventative measures against further health complications, I have evolved my life into a very new exploration.

Chantelle in Pueblo Sacbe, Mexico

In my current life, I reside in Playa del Carmen, Mexico (Maya Riviera Caribbean) where I enjoy the best health benefits life can offer. While in Playa, I am focusing on integrating my work into new a business of the healing arts. By utilizing the natural environments of the area, I am developing a new service where I hope to help benefit the local and non local people of the region. In late 2004 I became very sick with an invasive allergy problem disabling me. When I came to the Yucatan I was completely healed.

Chantelle healing in Sacbe Cenote

I believe we can make the world a better place but we need to be healthy first. I learned this first hand. Above all things, my work and passion are about health. I have had 3 amazing mentors along my journey; Jurgen Lutz, the late Aiko Suzuki and Gloria Alvernaz Mulcahy. I thank all 3 for their incredible guidance and it is because of them that I am doing this work today.

Setting Sun from Holbox over Gulf of Mexico

Your Thoughts …

Moving and interactive – Zed CBC

A personal exploration into a more universal story – Knowledge Network

A haunting visual poem – Victoria Film Festival

Lyrical and well produced – Reel Madness Film Festival

Let us show our care support for Orca Girl – digitalmalaya.com

Orca Girl Rocks – Dj Hali Wong of netmusique.com

Orcagirl rules! – Dj Khan of ducky.ca

The world is a better place for Chantelle – afterwilma.info

Orca Girl is a great website of Chantelle Tucker who loves orcas, animals and seas – vailas.com

Thanks for your incredible Luna footage. – Suzanne Chisholm, Producer, Director, Saving Luna

Orca Girl, There is a wealth of assorted media here, well worth devoting some time to it. Go look, see, feel – pixelsurgeon.com

She makes me feel really happy and I admire her a LOT for her life style, photos, projects – malotaprojects.com

I cannot describe in words Chantelles work. She definitely catches the moment!!! SHE FEELS IT and anybody whom has ever appreciated her work, will know what i’m talking about – David of kiteboardingmexico.com

Chantelle is a magical individual! This is apparent in absolutely everything she does as she does it all with extreme, passion, vision, and intensity. It is rare to know anyone so driven to better the world one project at a time and for that I have always felt fortunate to know Chantelle – Jared of Seasmoke Whale Watching

Orca Girl is a real eye opener for people like myself who have little knowledge of the sad sad state of our local whale populations. Much respect for the work she does – vancityriders.com

Never have I met someone so dedicated and passionate to their work . . . Out of all the people I met during my ventures online, my all time favorite person is Chantelle. Someday, it’s my wish to meet you in person ! Love and best. I also admire you and your work! – Thom of tdcollins.com

No question, she belongs in the festival… So when Tucker set a straitforward documentary about killer whales, her project couldn’t avoid the spiritual dimensions of these creatures, and shifted into a film “more about human interactions with them, what the bring to us” – Whale Watcher / Monday Magazine

Photographer and filmmaker Chantelle Tucker has put this website together featuring her extensive portfolio of photographs on and off the water. Dedicated to raising awareness of problems created by human/whale interactions, the site is updated regularly with whale sightings, news about environmental and other hazards to whales and links to various stewardship organizations. Check out the gorgeous shot of an orca off San Juan Island with a surreal Mount Baker floating in the background – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Orcagirl Presskit 2004