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Fathom

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

Fathom • 2021
The water is a window,
but it's also a wall

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The water is a window, but it's also a wall.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:21
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.
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
That's really strong evidence that they're using whups to make contact. - Fathom 00:06
That's really strong evidence that they're using w...
And then we'll cut back. Slow, we're gonna go slow. - Fathom 00:05
And then we'll cut back. Slow, we're gonna go slow...
- Thirty seconds out from playback. - Thank you. Thirty seconds. - Fathom 00:04
- Thirty seconds out from playback. - Thank you. Thirty seco...
Group size, four. 131, 500. - Fathom 00:06
Group size, four. 131, 500.