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Fathom

Below the surface, a song can be heard by other whales for dozens of miles

Fathom • 2021
Below the surface, a song can be heard by other whales for dozens of miles

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Below the surface, a song can be heard
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by other whales for dozens of miles.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:39
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sandbox Films,Impact Partners,Walking Upstream Pictures,Back Allie Entertainment,Hidden Candy,Catapult Film Fund,Sundance Institute

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Movie Summary

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.
But my hydrophone struggles to record clearly beyond a mile or two. - Fathom 00:06
But my hydrophone struggles to record clearly beyond a mile ...
Okay. I'm gonna stop that now. File 001. - Fathom 00:05
Okay. I'm gonna stop that now. File 001.
The whales sing outside the reef, - Fathom 00:08
The whales sing outside the reef,
The water is a window, but it's also a wall. - Fathom 00:05
The water is a window, but it's also a wall.
We can confirm we do have singing going on, - Fathom 00:07
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 00:05
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 00:05
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 00:04
I think we're doing a disservice to the playback if we ...
Like, we're focal following this animal - Fathom 00:09
Like, we're focal following this animal
Because you and I having a dialogue alone - Fathom 00:10
Because you and I having a dialogue alone
Sure. We spent weeks... I spent months... I spent years... - Fathom 00:04
Sure. We spent weeks... I spent months... I spent years...
- A long time. - ...designing these focal follows. - Fathom 00:05
- A long time. - ...designing these focal follows.
So what it the most elegant way - Fathom 00:12
So what it the most elegant way
And I feel like, in terms of that question... - Fathom 00:05
And I feel like, in terms of that question...
A scan is the simplest way to capture the response of a playback. - Fathom 00:08
A scan is the simplest way to capture the response of a play...
I thought I was only gonna have one whale, - Fathom 00:08
I thought I was only gonna have one whale,
Instead, I have lots of whales, which was an unexpected surprise. - Fathom 00:06
Instead, I have lots of whales, which was an unexpected surp...
So I need to know whether or not - Fathom 00:09
So I need to know whether or not
And the best way to do this is to start doing scans. - Fathom 00:04
And the best way to do this is to start doing scans.
If, on average, how many whups each whale is making - Fathom 00:07
If, on average, how many whups each whale is making