The centuries-long relationship between men and whales seen through the eyes of a Japanese man, alternating between memories and images of a present time where these giants of the sea have no place, condemned to extinction by modern man's indifference. A delicate, poetic short animation film made with the a of Greenpeace to raise awareness about whale fishing.
Man and Whale
Genre
Animation
Country
Japan
Year
2007
Duration
2'
Takumi Kubota
Languages
Japanese
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«This is a story of men, whales and their relationship over time. It illustrates how dependency for each other has reversed over the years. It is a story of past memories and future hopes told through the eyes of one Japanese man».
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Endangered by human actions, the diversity of species is crucial to the harmony of the interconnected ecosystems we inhabit: the implications of its loss and why this issue affects more than just those that go extinct.
Food on Film project
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