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Fathom

We call our communication "language." We think what whales do is different

Fathom • 2021
We call our communication "language." We think what whales do is different

Full Transcript

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We call our communication "language."
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We think what whales do is different.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:56
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.
Underwater, sounds can take half an hour to bend around the horizon. - Fathom 00:07
Underwater, sounds can take half an hour to bend around the ...
Or fade in a matter of seconds and feet. - Fathom 00:06
Or fade in a matter of seconds and feet.
From different places and times. - Fathom 00:05
From different places and times.
And somehow humpbacks decipher an acoustic world - Fathom 00:10
And somehow humpbacks decipher an acoustic world
It's like knowing how each of the stars fit within time... - Fathom 00:04
It's like knowing how each of the stars fit within time...
Six total. Whales, whales... - Fathom 00:04
Six total. Whales, whales...
- Well, we're out of our work. - Yeah, but we can watch it. - Fathom 00:04
- Well, we're out of our work. - Yeah, but we can watch...
Droplet, droplet, droplet. - Fathom 00:05
Droplet, droplet, droplet.
Feeding call, droplet, droplet, droplet. - Fathom 00:06
Feeding call, droplet, droplet, droplet.
No, close. Think of another animal that makes this sound. It might be dead. - Fathom 00:04
No, close. Think of another animal that makes this sound. It...
Three more days until I get a new engine. - Fathom 00:04
Three more days until I get a new engine.
We're trying to answer the question, "Is the whup a contact call?" - Fathom 00:06
We're trying to answer the question, "Is the whup ...
So that we can at least demonstrate to the world - Fathom 00:07
So that we can at least demonstrate to the world
To answer these questions, I have to remove myself from society. - Fathom 00:06
To answer these questions, I have to remove myself from soci...
And live in a world that is dominated with animals. - Fathom 00:04
And live in a world that is dominated with animals.
And it doesn't feel like a sacrifice. - Fathom 00:04
And it doesn't feel like a sacrifice.
Like, I went to Antarctica for a month - Fathom 00:11
Like, I went to Antarctica for a month
I'm terrified I'm not gonna fit into that role that I had when I left. - Fathom 00:04
I'm terrified I'm not gonna fit into that role tha...
You have to leave it, - Fathom 00:05
You have to leave it,
Have you found a way to come home? - Fathom 00:04
Have you found a way to come home?