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Independent Lens (1999 – ...)

1999 • 27 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG
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Independent Lens · S25E15 — One With the Whale

Season 25 episodes

1. Sansón and MeSep 19, 20232. El EquipoOct 9, 20233. Three ChaplainsNov 6, 20234. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1Feb 20, 20245. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2Feb 20, 20246. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3Feb 20, 20247. Beyond UtopiaJan 9, 20248. Racist TreesJan 22, 20249. Razing Liberty SquareJan 29, 202410. Sister Úna Lived a Good DeathFeb 5, 202411. Breaking the NewsFeb 19, 202412. Greener PasturesMar 25, 202413. A Thousand PinesApr 1, 202414. Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’sApr 8, 202415. One With the WhaleApr 22, 202416. Space: The Longest GoodbyeMay 6, 202417. The Tuba ThievesMay 7, 2024

Synopsis

Hunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence. When a shy Alaska Native teen becomes the youngest person ever to harpoon a whale for his village, his family is blindsided by thousands of keyboard activists brutally attacking him online—without full perspective on the importance of the hunt to his community's well-being.