The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021)

Directors

Joshua Zeman

The story

The film follows Zeman and a team of oceanographers and scientists on a quest to find the "52-hertz whale", which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. Zeman also explores the Cold War science of submarine warfare that led to the original discovery of the 52-hertz whale, the negative impact of whaling, the release and reception of the Songs of the Humpback Whale record, the detrimental effects of ocean noise on whale and their communication, and how society's dependence on technology can lead to feelings of isolation among people.

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