Nell’inverno del 1820, la baleniera del New England viene attaccata da una creatura incredibile: una balena dalle dimensioni e la forza elefantiache, ed un senso quasi umano di vendetta. Il disastro marittimo, realmente accaduto, avrebbe ispirato Herman Melville a scrivere Moby Dick. Ma l’autore ha descritto solo una parte della storia. Heart of the Sea - Le origini di Moby Dick rivela le conseguenze di quella straziante aggressione, di come i superstiti dell’equipaggio della nave vengono spinti oltre i loro limiti e costretti a compiere l’impensabile per poter sopravvivere. Sfidando le intemperie, la fame, il panico e la disperazione, gli uomini mettono in discussione le loro convinzioni più radicate: dal valore della vita alla moralità delle loro spedizioni, mentre il capitano cerca di riprendere la rotta in mare aperto, ed il primo ufficiale tenta di sconfiggere il capodoglio.
The cove è stata ribattezzata una laguna sulle coste di Taiji, un parco nazionale che si trova in Giappone, un luogo paradisiaco dove però accade qualcosa di agghiacciante. Qui, per sei mesi all'anno, da aprile a settembre, si danno appuntamento i cacciatori di cetacei riuscendo ad accaparrarsi ben 23 mila delfini. Pesca illegale? In realtà si, anche se a consentirla è l'assurda legislazione della International Whaling Commission. Qui arrivano, qui li catturano per portarli in Occidente, molto spesso in vasche o megapiscine per farli esibire. Il problema è che, da quel momento in poi, il bel cetaceo sarà costretto a vivere in una gabbia, in carcere per l'appunto. Una prassi che fa fruttare 2 miliardi di dollari l'anno e che è fortemente sponsorizzata dalla Yazuka, la mafia giapponese.
Topolino, Pippo e Paperino sono su una baleniera in cerca di balene. Topolino cerca di lanciare un secchio d'acqua dalla nave, ma l'acqua continua a tornare indietro come un boomerang. Nel frattempo Paperino e Pippo avvistano una balena, ma Pippo, sforzandosi di sparare un arpione, atterra dentro la bocca della balena, così Paperino cerca di venire in suo soccorso. Pippo riesce a uscire dalla bocca della balena, ed essa comincia a inseguire Paperino. I due conducono la balena fino alla barca, ma il mammifero è troppo grande e finisce per distruggere la baleniera. I tre atterrano su alcune tavole rimaste e Pippo crede di aver preso la balena, ma è soltanto un pesce. Quando si accorge delle dimensioni della sua preda esclama: "Accidenti! Deve essere dimagrita!".
In 1841 young Ishmael signs aboard the whaling ship Pequod, under the command of the strict, one-legged Capt. Ahab. Ishmael soon finds out that Ahab is searching for the legendary white whale, Moby Dick, who cost Ahab his leg, and he will let nothing stand in the way of getting his revenge on the beast.
Il capitano Bering, comandante della baleniera "Orgoglio di Bedford" è vecchio e malato e gli armatori hanno in progetto di mandarlo in pensione. Ma il vecchio lupo di mare ha un nipote, Jed, cui tiene molto e sul quale ha fatto molti progetti. Nel frattempo gli armatori affiancano all'uomo, Dan, un giovane capitano.
Samson is a young whale that doesn't have friends. He spends his time listening to his mother's stories about the legendary whale Moby Dick. Samson becomes fascinated about it and decides to go on a journey to find Moby Dick.
In the frigid waters off of Russia’s Bering Strait, Inuit and Chukchi hunters today still seek out the giant sea mammals that have provided their people with food since time immemorial. It is known, that the whale hunting today is controversial and subject to international criticism and regulations. But the Inuit and Chukchi hunt is permitted by international law because of the whaling is the foundation of their culture and their life.
The contemporary story of elders Aleksandr and Aleksei blends seamlessly with that of “the woman who gave birth to a whale” and other ancient myths, told here in vivid animation, in this ongoing struggle for survival and preservation of a traditional lifestyle in one of the most remote places on earth.
1936 was a different world in Newfoundland - the bigotry and the unexpected ending will give you plenty to talk about and think about in this forgotten masterpiece of human drama.
Examine the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift and shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the golden age of deep ocean whaling, the tragedy of the Essex, and the career of Moby Dick's Herman Melville, and on to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War.
Narrated by Dan Aykroyd, Defend, Conserve, Protect, pits the marine conservation group, Sea Shepherd, against the Japanese whaling fleet, in an epic battle to defend the majestic Minke whales.
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
A documentary on Paul Watson, who takes the law into his own hands on the open seas, confronting, by any nonviolent means necessary, the hunters who indiscriminately slaughter whales, seals and sharks, along with complicit governments and environmental organizations. Written by Anonymous "Pirate for the Sea" is a biographical film of Captain Paul Watson, the youngest founding member of Greenpeace Canada. He organized early campaigns protesting the killing of seals, whales, and dolphins. Greenpeace ejected him for being too much of an activist. Starting his own organization, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, he went on to sink illegal whaling ships, stopped Canadian seal hunts for ten years, permanently halted sealing in British Isles, killing of dolphins on Iki Island, Japan, etc. This documentary witnesses his latest campaigns and explores the personal and environmental history of this controversial marine conservationist. Written by R.C.
Modern technology confronts ancient ritual in this profound and moving documentary. Teenager Chris Apassingok and his Yupik family live in Gambell, Alaska, a tiny village on St. Lawrence island in the Bering Sea. Life there differs vastly from the rest of the US – for one, hunting whales holds the key to the islanders’ survival. Conflict emerges after Chris kills a whale that will feed Gambell’s townspeople for months – and news of the successful hunt reaches the outside world. Facebook trolls and animal-rights activists attack from afar, captured in Pete Chelkowski and environmental journalist Jim Wickens’ captivating film that delves into environmental issues, cultural and generational challenges, and cyberspace hysteria
At the Edge of the World chronicles the controversial Sea Shepherd Antarctic Campaign against a Japanese whaling fleet. The international volunteer crew, under-trained and under-equipped, develop a combination of bizarre and brilliant tactics with which to stop the whalers. But first they must find the Japanese ships, a far more difficult challenge than ever imagined - long-time activist Paul Watson and first-time captain Alex Cornelissen employ an array of strategies in the hopes of finding an elusive adversary in the vast expanse of the Ross Sea. With one ship (the Farley Mowat) too slow to chase down the whaling fleet, with their second ship (the Robert Hunter) unsuited for Antarctic ice conditions and with no country supporting their efforts to enforce international law, the situation becomes increasingly desperate. Against all odds, however, a real-life pirate tale unfolds - a modern-day "David vs. Goliath" adventure.
The Lamalera village is located in a small volcanic Island, a poor, barren land, and they catch whales to eat. It is the only way for them to survive. The harpooners are called lamafa in the local language. They are the village's pride because they take the whole responsibility for the very dangerous hunting. In 2018. a tragedy struck the village. Benjamin, a young lamafa, was killed during a spear hunting. His father, Ignatius, was devastated, and Benjamin's brother, Demo, was shocked and unable to go hunting. They blame accidents at sea on a victim's family discord in Lamalera. Ignatius, the master boat-builder, decided to build a new traditional whaleboat to reunite the family bond. The whaling boat is 12 meters long, made entirely of hand-crafted wood, not using a single nail, and is considered an intangible cultural asset.
A whale is hunted in the southern hemisphere by the crew of a sailing ship: it is harpooned twice, using a cannon, and taken back to the shore. In the second part, the whale is butchered at a whaling station. A lady with a parasol looks on, while in the background are the sailing ships used to hunt whales. These are excerpts from a 1909 film called "La Pêche à Baleine dans les mers du Sud" made by Jean Nédelec and cut down in the 1920's for the Pathé Baby home movie projector.
The big whale round-up at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, is brought to the screen with a realism not often found in fish stories. Cameras are on hand to record the annual sea drama as herds of pothead whales are driven inshore by fishing boats and killed in shallow water. There is tense excitement as, their escape cut off, the marine monsters fight for their lives. Reporter Fred Davis is told about the commercial uses of whale meat and whale products, particularly in mink farming.
A youngster begins to understand the wisdom hidden within legendary whaler-man Tall 12's sea shanty songs in the whaling town of Barrouallie, St. Vincent, a place where men still wrestle with the creatures of the deep for survival. Against a backdrop of cruise-ship tourism and economic colonialism, this lyrical documentary discovers a surprising renewal of interest and hunger to preserve local traditions and cultural knowledge through new interpretations.
Pictures made from an 1800-foot panorama painted in 1848 and authentic songs of the period sung and played by Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacCall are used in portraying a whaling voyage around the world. Includes views of New Bedford, Mass., the Azores, Hawaii, Tahiti, the Alaskan whaling grounds, the Horn, and the harbors of Typee and Rio.