Modern technology confronts ancient ritual in this profound and moving documentary ... vastly from the rest of the US – for one, hunting whales holds the key to the islanders’ survival.

The BBC describes it as a “fascinating deep dive into the complex hunting methods and communication techniques of the ocean’s greatest predator – the killer whale”. In a remote corner of ...

and deep-ocean whaling commences. For the next century and a half, Nantucketers will specialize in hunting sperm whales. Tryworks -- brick oven furnaces used to render oil from whale blubber ...