OT - what is that fishing boat documentary name?

[d_douglas]

Folks,

I was telling my wife about this cool doc about the odyssey of a fishing boat leaving port in New England and following the route of ??? Moby Dick? I cannot remember any more details at all other than that it was recently released and was 'revolutionary' in its cinematography, etc.

Can anybody clue me in here?


Thanks alot,

Darren

[slidey]

Leviathan (http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/screens/2013-04-14/make-way-for-leviathan/)??

[Louis]

The Whaleship Essex, I believe.

Let me Google it to check.

Edit: Darren, I couldn't find any recent documentaries on the Essex, but that's the first thing that came to mind when I read your post. Over the years there have been many articles, books and documentaries about it.

[d_douglas]

It's Leviathan. Perfect.

Looks amazing...

[dd74]

Hasn't working on a fishing boat been deemed the most dangerous profession in the world?

[BobC]

"In the Heart of the Sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick

Great book. I had never read Moby Dick, but heard about Philbrick's book. So I decided to read "In the Heart of the Sea" then read Moby Dick. I thought it made reading Melville's book that much better as I knew more about the story (just like Melville's readers probably did when he wrote it).

[saf-t]

Hasn't working on a fishing boat been deemed the most dangerous profession in the world?

It's always been near if not at the top of the Bureau of Labor Statistics most dangerous occupations.