Eye of the Dolphin (2007)

Alyssa is a troubled 14year old suspended from school a year after her mother has drowned Her grandmother Lucy at wits end decides to take Alyssa to her father James whom Alyssa thought was dead for years He studies dolphin communication at Smiths Point on the Grand Bahama Island James has not known of Alyssas existence and is clueless about parenthood The women arrive at the same time that James may lose his research operation to a tourist attraction Father daughter dolphins and town are on a collision course Alyssa and James get encouragement from Jamess girlfriend and her father Its the dolphins who can teach and Alyssa who discovers how to listen