Name: Independent Lens: One With the Whale
Uploaded: 2024-04-17T21:58:40+00:00
Duration: 4684 s
Description: 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.

One With the Whale

1h 18m

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.

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Independent Lens

One With the Whale

Wednesday
Apr 24

3:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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One With the Whale

Wednesday
Apr 24

4:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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Ferguson Rises

Wednesday
Apr 24

2:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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One With the Whale

Wednesday
Apr 24

8:30 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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Independent Lens

One With the Whale

Thursday
Apr 25

1:30 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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Independent Lens

One With the Whale

Thursday
Apr 25

9:30 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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Independent Lens

One With the Whale

Saturday
Apr 27

4:30 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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One With the Whale

Saturday
Apr 27

12:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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Apr 28

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Apr 30

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7:30 pm

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1 Hour 30 Minutes

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