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The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 ()


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THE LONELIEST WHALE is a cinematic quest to find the "52 Hertz Whale," which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude, calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. As a group of scientists mount an... See more »

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Self - Ret. Chief U.S. Navy, Integrated Undersea Surveillance System
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Self - Author, Interspecies Musician
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Self - Senior Scientist, Cornell University (as Dr. Christopher W. Clark)
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Self - Senior Researcher (as Daniel Palacios Ph.D.)
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Self - Director, Marine Mammal Institute (as Bruce Mate Ph.D.)
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Self - NOAA, PMEL Acoustics Program Manager (as Dr. Robert Dziak)
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Self - NOAA, PMEL Acoustics Program
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Self - Chief Curator, New Bedford Whaling Museum (as Christina Connett Ph.D.)
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Self - Professor of Bioacoustics
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Self - Cascade Research Collective
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Self - Oceanographer (as Dr. Ana Sirovic)
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Self - Research Biologist
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Self - Founder, Ocean Alliance (as Dr. Roger Payne)
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Self - Professor of History, Princeton University
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Self - Musician, Actress
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Self - Biologist (as Dr. Ann Allen)
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Self - American Museum of Natural History (as Dr. Michael J. Novacek)
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Self - Animal Psychologist (as Dr. Vint Virga DVM)
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Self - Professor of Neuroscience (as Dr. Patrick R. Hof MD)
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Self - Oceanographer (archiveFootage) (as Dr. Bill Watkins)

Directed by

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Joshua Zeman

Written by

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Lisa Schiller ... (written by)
 
Joshua Zeman ... (written by)

Produced by

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Steve Bannatyne ... executive producer
Maria Bertrand ... executive producer
Dwayne J. Clark ... executive producer
Caitlin Colford ... co-producer
Ben Correale ... associate producer
Jennifer Davisson ... executive producer
Brian Devine ... executive producer
Leonardo DiCaprio ... executive producer
Adrian Grenier ... producer
Jim Jacobsen ... executive producer
Andrea Pinto Laureiro ... associate producer (as Andrea Pinto)
Yipeng Ben Lu ... executive producer
Gabriel Napora ... executive producer
Bradley Payne ... line producer
Jeff Rice ... executive producer
Nicole Alexandra Shipley ... executive producer
Jonathan Shukat ... producer
Khush Singh ... executive producer
Shawn Singh ... executive producer
Jeffrey Sobrato ... executive producer
Lucy Sumner ... executive producer
Yas Taalat ... executive producer
Phillip Watson ... co-executive producer
Christina Xu ... associate producer
Joshua Zeman ... producer

Music by

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Alex Lasarenko
David Little

Cinematography by

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Nelson Hume
Alan Jacobsen

Editing by

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Aaron Crozier
J.D. Marlow

Editorial Department

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Doug Abel ... supervising editor
Andrew Balamaci ... post-production coordinator
Graeme Butler ... assistant editor
Jason Cacioppo ... additional online services
Hilary Crowe ... assistant editor
Adam Evans ... assistant editor
Audrey Ewell ... assistant editor
Scott K. Foley ... additional editor (as Scott Foley)
Jenna Gabriel ... post producer for marketing
Kevin Kubi ... post-production assistant
Adam Kurnitz ... additional editor
Madeline Little ... post-production coordinator (as Madeline Lewis)
Daniel Lonsbury ... delivery coordinator
Dean Marcia ... assistant editor
Carl L. Marxer ... additional editor
Lori McCarthy ... assistant editor
Abigail McNeely ... additional editor
Nick Metcalf ... colorist
Salvatore Pesce III ... post-production supervisor
Keith Reamer ... consulting editor
Eric Schuman ... consulting editor
T.J. Seiler ... additional colorist / colorist
Callum Smith ... assistant editor
Matt Stein ... assistant editor
Cameron Taddeo ... assistant editor
Jimmy Tarsi ... additional editor
Raj Trivedi ... post-production supervisor
Emily Yacus ... assistant editor
David Zieff ... supervising editor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Aurore Lance ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Andre Artis ... additional sound recording
Jason Augustine ... additional sound recording
Tom Baylis ... sound effects editor
Tristan Baylis ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Jeremy S. Bloom ... sound effects editor (as Jeremy Bloom) / supervising sound editor (as Jeremy Bloom)
Robert Bluemke ... sound mixer
Humberto 'Beto' Cabral ... sound mixer (as Humberto Cabral)
Allison Casey ... dialogue editor
Roman Chimienti ... dialogue editor
Dafydd Cooksey ... sound recordist
Jon Flores ... additional sound recording
Jesse Flower-Ambroch ... additional sound design
Tim Forrest ... sound mixer
James Killian Foster ... dialogue editor
Nathan Hasz ... assistant sound engineer
Andres E. Marthe Gonzalez ... vo recordist
Brian Mazzola ... additional sound recording
Derek Morse ... sound mixer
Tom Paul ... re-recording mixer
Neal Seidman ... sound mixer
Tzvi Sherman ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Kelsey Wood ... additional sound recording

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Julien Barri ... visual effects supervisor
Rob Bellon ... visual effects artist
Kristen Branan ... vice president visual effects: Zoic Studios
Eric Dalimarta ... visual effects artist (as Eric Delimarta)
Michael Deal ... whale sounds visualization
Garrett Geary ... visual effects artist
Jim Hawkins ... concept artist: Zoic Studios
Chris John Jones ... creative director: Zoic Studios
Blythe Dalton Klippsten ... executive producer for zoic studios
Alex Noble ... visual effects artist
Eric Schuman ... visual effects artist
Alexander Smith ... visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jeremy Batchelor ... additional camera
Bennett Cerf ... aerial photography
Michael Crommett ... additional cinematography
Alex Cullen ... additional camera (as Alexander Cullen)
Christopher Gallo ... additional cinematography
Bryce Groark ... camera operator
Gregory Kershaw ... additional cinematography
Dane Lawing ... additional camera
Dominic Miller ... additional camera
Scott Miller ... additional camera
Michael Palmieri ... additional camera
David Radkin ... aerial photography
Andrew van Baal ... additional camera

Music Department

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Mick Gormaley ... music editor

Additional Crew

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Harrison Atkins ... production assistant
Brittany Couch ... production assistant
Sam Denholtz ... assistant: transcriptions by
Tia Douglas ... production assistant
Kristin Marie Frost ... production assistant
Ezriel Gelbfish ... production assistant
Brandon Hribar ... production assistant
Jena Kaplaniak ... transcriptions
Dmitri Kornakov ... production assistant
Paul Metcalf ... production assistant
Stella Quinn ... production assistant
Talia Rossi ... production assistant
Yasmin Saudi ... production assistant
Carley Sposta ... production assistant
Jordan Stakland ... production assistant
Robert Stein ... counsel: e & o
Emily Sternlicht ... production assistant
Kevin Wilson ... gigantic managing director

Thanks

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John Miller-Monzon ... very special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

THE LONELIEST WHALE is a cinematic quest to find the "52 Hertz Whale," which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude, calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. As a group of scientists mount an expedition to locate this elusive creature, the film delves into the profound interconnection that exists between whale culture and our own.

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Also Known As
  • 52: The Search for the Loneliest Whale in the World (United States, English title)
  • Finding 52 (United States)
  • Finding 52: The Search for the Loneliest Whale in the World (United States)
  • La balena solitària (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Найсамотніший кит (Ukraine)
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  • 96 min
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Trivia Leonardo Di Caprio donated $50,000 to fund this documentary. See more »

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