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Episode Details: One with the Whale

Independent Lens

One with the Whale

Episode #2513

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Summary: Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St. Lawrence. A family is blindsided when animal activists target their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village - a hunt that feeds the community through winter. Also included is the short film "Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go." Exploring the field of "climate psychology," this is a candid and comedic self-portrait in which the filmmaker turns the camera on herself and goes in search of a cure for her crippling climate anxiety.

Full Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Upcoming Broadcast Times

  • Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 3:00 AM ET / 2:00 AM CT on WFSU
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