Call Us Ishmael

1h 19m
Documentary
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Each and every year hundreds of people flock to New Bedford, MA in bleak mid-winter to partake in a celebration like none other. They read this single book out loud over the course of two full days without stopping. All of these people have one thing in common: they are obsessed with Moby Dick, the book that most call the Great American Novel.

Cast

David Shaerf
Himself
Laurie Anderson
Herself
Frank Stella
Himself
Nathaniel Philbrick
Himself
Philip Hoare
Himself

Crew

David Shaerf
Director, Writer
Adam Gould
Writer, Editor
Jamie Buckner
Producer
Troy Banarzi
Original Music Composer

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