Requiem for a Whale
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On a stormy night in early 2021, the body of a whale washed up on the Nitzanim beach, Israel. The testimony of the finding of the dead whale and the observation of the first interaction between the whale and the people alternates with several interviews with direct witnesses of the extraordinary event and footage of the work of scientists gathered around the animal. The narration of a collective experience, that is gradually transformed into the eternal dialogue between life and death.
Genre
Documentary
Country
Israel
Year
2022
Duration
15'
Production Companies
The Blavatnik, The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Heschel Center for Sustainability
Languages
Hebrew
Gallery
Media Download
Poster
High Resolution Images
Pressbook
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.








