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A fisherman experiences a moment of connection with a female humpback whale in the waters off of San Francisco. Is this an example of inter-species communication or a mysterious fluke? This true story is retold in paint on a 16 foot high wall with the help of the passing public in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park. Watch the timelapse here: vimeo.com/32413369

Directed and Animated by:
Tess Martin

Additional Animators:
Webster Crowell
Stefan Gruber
Britta Johnson
Amanda Moore

Actor:
DK Pan

Music & Audio:
Spencer Thun

Interviewees:
Jenny Asarnow
Alec Deason
Emily Eagle
Marc Hobbs
Ilana Holmes
Britt Madsen
Tristan Parker
Anthony Sonnenberg

Volunteers:
Katie Durant-Storey
Alma Khasawnih
Shannon MacIntyre
Britt Madsen
Doug Mora
Houria Rollosson
Venus Volante

This story was originally heard in the
Radiolab podcast 'Animal Minds'
and was animated primarily
over one weekend in
Seattle's Cal Andersen Park

Made Possible by:
Sound Transit
4Culture

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  • Sam Morrill staff 1 month ago
    Nice story. Love the overlapping narration.
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  • Joe Moya plus 1 month ago
    Not sure about the audio's overlap... seems very distracting... nice story
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  • James Castro-Griffiths 1 month ago
    It's a great story and really creatively done, but the over lapping audio made me think my computer/speaker was broken.
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  • Colin McDermott 1 month ago
    That is awesome :)
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  • Danny Perski 1 month ago
    Having the speech audio only come out of the right side of my headphones is a bit nauseating.
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  • Tess Martin plus 1 month ago
    Thanks for the comments everybody! Actually the audio on this version is not finished. There will be music and clean-up added shortly!
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  • Erin T Lally 1 month ago
    Great job!
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  • Vladimir Tomin 1 month ago
    Great work!

    Featured: i-olly.com/?p=1557
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  • FlyingSpot plus 1 month ago
    Cool story!
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  • doofly 1 month ago
    Intresting！
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  • caio mar 1 month ago
    Great work guys! We really enjoyed it!
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  • Christopher Guinness plus 1 month ago
    Lovely story
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  • Joe Gordon 1 month ago
    beautifully done
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  • Soyoung Shin 1 month ago
    I've been waiting to watch this since you first told me about it! Well done!
  • Tess Martin plus 1 month ago
    Thanks Soyoung! Music is aaaalmost done and will be added shortly!
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  • Sam Johnson 1 month ago
    Such a gorgeous colour pallet and story. Creativity at it's best.
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  • Lokman Salikoon 1 month ago
    Story sounds familiar with this video i saw on YT.

    Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being Freed From Nets:
    youtube.com/watch?v=tcXU7G6zhjU
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  • Benoit MILLOT 1 month ago
    formidable
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  • Gabriel Franco plus 4 weeks ago
    really happy to watch it! the audio overlaping is great. thanks.
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  • Roger H. Grødum 4 weeks ago
    Love.
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  • Sam Shiryaykin 4 weeks ago
    cool!
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  • Tess Martin plus 4 weeks ago
    Thanks for all the comments everybody! I've updated the video file of the timelapse of this project. Check it out! vimeo.com/32413369
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  • Tess Martin plus 4 weeks ago
    ...And now this video has been updated with music as well! Enjoy!
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  • Alexia Fernandes 4 weeks ago
    love it!
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  • Chris Horniblow 3 weeks ago
    Great story!
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  • Dee Perez 2 weeks ago
    Awesome work!
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