Call Us Ishmael

Call Us Ishmael

79 mins | Documentary | April 14, 2018

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.

Call Us Ishmael

79 mins | Documentary | April 14, 2018

Call Us Ishmael
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.
Producers White Whale Pictures, Derby City Productions
Original title Call Us Ishmael
Directors David Shaerf
Writers Adam Gould, David Shaerf

Cast

David Shaerf

as Himself

Laurie Anderson

as Herself

Frank Stella

as Himself

Nathaniel Philbrick

as Himself

Philip Hoare

as Himself