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Fathom

Fathom is a visual and aural wonder of a documentary that follows researchers working to finally decode the communication of humpback whales. With Dr. Michelle Fournet, Dr. Ellen Garland.

Director

Drew Xanthopoulos

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N/A

Production

Sandbox Films,Impact Partners,Walking Upstream Pictures,Back Allie Entertainment,Hidden Candy,Catapult Film Fund,Sundance Institute

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.5dba56sgwst50iuh5h9uqpdsq

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The whales sing outside the reef, - Fathom

The whales sing outside the reef,

The water is a window,
but it's also a wall. - Fathom

The water is a window, but it's also a wall.

We can confirm
we do have singing going on, - Fathom

We can confirm we do have singing going on,

Which means he's a long way out.
We can't go into that, unfortunately. - Fathom

Which means he's a long way out. We can't go into ...

Ten years in Alaska
and I have never seen so many whales. - Fathom

Ten years in Alaska and I have never seen so many whales.

I think we're doing a
disservice to the playback if we don't... - Fathom

I think we're doing a disservice to the playback if we ...

Like, we're focal following this animal - Fathom

Like, we're focal following this animal

Because you and I having a dialogue alone - Fathom

Because you and I having a dialogue alone

Sure. We spent weeks...
I spent months... I spent years... - Fathom

Sure. We spent weeks... I spent months... I spent years...

- A long time.
- ...designing these focal follows. - Fathom

- A long time. - ...designing these focal follows.

So what it the most elegant way - Fathom

So what it the most elegant way

And I feel like,
in terms of that question... - Fathom

And I feel like, in terms of that question...

A scan is the simplest way to capture
the response of a playback. - Fathom

A scan is the simplest way to capture the response of a play...

I thought I was only gonna have one whale, - Fathom

I thought I was only gonna have one whale,

Instead, I have lots of whales,
which was an unexpected surprise. - Fathom

Instead, I have lots of whales, which was an unexpected surp...

So I need to know whether or not - Fathom

So I need to know whether or not

And the best way to do this
is to start doing scans. - Fathom

And the best way to do this is to start doing scans.

If, on average,
how many whups each whale is making - Fathom

If, on average, how many whups each whale is making

That's really strong evidence
that they're using whups to make contact. - Fathom

That's really strong evidence that they're using w...

And then we'll cut back.
Slow, we're gonna go slow. - Fathom

And then we'll cut back. Slow, we're gonna go slow...

- Thirty seconds out from playback.
- Thank you. Thirty seconds. - Fathom

- Thirty seconds out from playback. - Thank you. Thirty seco...

Group size, four. 131, 500. - Fathom

Group size, four. 131, 500.

Group size, two. 154, 1,000. - Fathom

Group size, two. 154, 1,000.

185. Group size, one. - Fathom

185. Group size, one.

- Please repeat that. I'm sorry.
- 185. Group size, one. 250 yards. - Fathom

- Please repeat that. I'm sorry. - 185. Group size, one...

200 yards. Group size, one. 256. - Fathom

200 yards. Group size, one. 256.

It's really, really fast, and I haven't
had time to really look at this. - Fathom

It's really, really fast, and I haven't had time t...

As hard as that was, it was easier. - Fathom

As hard as that was, it was easier.

All right. Group size, three. 159. - Fathom

All right. Group size, three. 159.

Possibly, "Hello, I am..." - Fathom

Possibly, "Hello, I am..."

This is why I'm playing this sound. - Fathom

This is why I'm playing this sound.

So, what else did we find in here? - Fathom

So, what else did we find in here?

We wanted to see if they were whupping
before we started whupping, right? - Fathom

We wanted to see if they were whupping before we started whu...

- Maggie. We need a push.
- Oh, God. - Fathom

- Maggie. We need a push. - Oh, God.

Well, if we go further that way,
there's less ground, right? - Fathom

Well, if we go further that way, there's less ground, r...

I take things that I love about being here - Fathom

I take things that I love about being here

I'm far away from noise, - Fathom

I'm far away from noise,

Yeah. Transitioning out of being here
is exponentially harder. - Fathom

Yeah. Transitioning out of being here is exponentially harde...

It takes days to recalibrate - Fathom

It takes days to recalibrate

That's where I... That's the thing,
is I don't feel like that is reality, - Fathom

That's where I... That's the thing, is I don'...

Yes, but this is not the real world
that we live in all the time. - Fathom

Yes, but this is not the real world that we live in all the ...

- Yes.
- So we have to reset - Fathom

- Yes. - So we have to reset

For generations,
researchers thought they were solitary - Fathom

For generations, researchers thought they were solitary

Forty million years ago,
their brains exploded with complexity. - Fathom

Forty million years ago, their brains exploded with complexi...

Consciousness bloomed
because they became social. - Fathom

Consciousness bloomed because they became social.

Regions related to self and community - Fathom

Regions related to self and community

Allowing whales to see one another
through sound. - Fathom

Allowing whales to see one another through sound.

Whales evolved to build relationships
in the dark. - Fathom

Whales evolved to build relationships in the dark.

That's exactly what we want.
This is it. This is the one! - Fathom

That's exactly what we want. This is it. This is the on...

This is the one.
We're gonna hold the cable for an hour. - Fathom

This is the one. We're gonna hold the cable for an hour...

The song we recorded is different
from the one I've been tracking. - Fathom

The song we recorded is different from the one I've bee...

In 20 years of song recordings
across the South Pacific, - Fathom

In 20 years of song recordings across the South Pacific,

The song has a complex structure
and fully formed themes. - Fathom

The song has a complex structure and fully formed themes.

Maybe French Polynesia isn't the end
of the map. - Fathom

Maybe French Polynesia isn't the end of the map.

In a week, I lose
Leanna and Maggie to their day jobs. - Fathom

In a week, I lose Leanna and Maggie to their day jobs.

Since we've gone from tracking
one whale to dozens, - Fathom

Since we've gone from tracking one whale to dozens,

You also look very, like, - Fathom

You also look very, like,

Well, so, that's so that you can't see
my sweat stains in the black, - Fathom

Well, so, that's so that you can't see my sweat st...

Just there, and there, and there,
and there, and there, and... - Fathom

Just there, and there, and there, and there, and there, and....

I don't know exactly
where we're leaking from, - Fathom

I don't know exactly where we're leaking from,

But I know that when I'm feeding it fuel,
that my intake is fine, - Fathom

But I know that when I'm feeding it fuel, that my intak...

Just know that,
probably for the next several hours, - Fathom

Just know that, probably for the next several hours,

So he's saying 4:00, 4:30
at the Marina de Vaiare. - Fathom

So he's saying 4:00, 4:30 at the Marina de Vaiare.

I just said that we didn't have
any good song, - Fathom

I just said that we didn't have any good song,

Yeah, this is the hydrophone.
What we do is, when we cable tie it, - Fathom

Yeah, this is the hydrophone. What we do is, when we cable t...

Yeah. We're putting it down on the reef
there and so there's a lot of fish around. - Fathom

Yeah. We're putting it down on the reef there and so th...

As long as you've got a close singer,
it just sort of overrides everything else. - Fathom

As long as you've got a close singer, it just sort of o...

I'm doing everything I can - Fathom

I'm doing everything I can

It is the 10th of September, - Fathom

It is the 10th of September,

If found, the soundtrack belongs
to Dr. Ellen Garland - Fathom

If found, the soundtrack belongs to Dr. Ellen Garland

We're placing hydrophones on the seafloor, - Fathom

We're placing hydrophones on the seafloor,

All right. I'm gonna feed it.
Yeah. Right. - Fathom

All right. I'm gonna feed it. Yeah. Right.

We call our communication "language." - Fathom

We call our communication "language."

Underwater, sounds can take half an hour
to bend around the horizon. - Fathom

Underwater, sounds can take half an hour to bend around the ...

Or fade in a matter of seconds and feet. - Fathom

Or fade in a matter of seconds and feet.

From different places and times. - Fathom

From different places and times.

And somehow humpbacks decipher
an acoustic world - Fathom

And somehow humpbacks decipher an acoustic world

It's like knowing how each
of the stars fit within time... - Fathom

It's like knowing how each of the stars fit within time...

Six total. Whales, whales... - Fathom

Six total. Whales, whales...

- Well, we're out of our work.
- Yeah, but we can watch it. - Fathom

- Well, we're out of our work. - Yeah, but we can watch...

Droplet, droplet, droplet. - Fathom

Droplet, droplet, droplet.

Feeding call, droplet, droplet, droplet. - Fathom

Feeding call, droplet, droplet, droplet.

No, close. Think of another animal
that makes this sound. It might be dead. - Fathom

No, close. Think of another animal that makes this sound. It...

Three more days until I get a new engine. - Fathom

Three more days until I get a new engine.

We're trying to answer the question,
"Is the whup a contact call?" - Fathom

We're trying to answer the question, "Is the whup ...

So that we can at least demonstrate
to the world - Fathom

So that we can at least demonstrate to the world

To answer these questions,
I have to remove myself from society. - Fathom

To answer these questions, I have to remove myself from soci...

And live in a world
that is dominated with animals. - Fathom

And live in a world that is dominated with animals.

And it doesn't feel like a sacrifice. - Fathom

And it doesn't feel like a sacrifice.

Like, I went to Antarctica for a month - Fathom

Like, I went to Antarctica for a month

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Fathom is a visual and aural wonder of a documentary that follows researchers working to finally decode the communication of humpback whales. With Dr. Michelle Fournet, Dr. Ellen Garland.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Drew Xanthopoulos

Writer: N/A

Production: Sandbox Films,Impact Partners,Walking Upstream Pictures,Back Allie Entertainment,Hidden Candy,Catapult Film Fund,Sundance Institute

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 67/100

ImdbRating: 5.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Jun 2021

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Homepage: https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.5dba56sgwst50iuh5h9uqpdsq