In The Whale: The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told Featuring Director David Abel
Schedule
Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740 | New Bedford, MA
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A special Screening of the award-winning documnetary and post-show Q&A with director David Abel!A special screening of the award-winning documentary!
In the Whale: The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told is the true story of local lobster diver Michael Packard, who, in 2021, was briefly caught in the mouth of a whale off the coast of Provincetown. The documentary takes a closer look at what happened before, during, and after Packard's harrowing experience, making for one whale of a tale.
Join us at The Z, in the heart of New Bedford’s historic whaling district, for this special screening, which will be followed by a Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Abel, the film's writer, director, and producer.
In the Whale won the Audience Choice Award at the 2023 New Hampshire Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the Green Film Festival in San Francisco, and other awards.
About the writer, director, and producer
David Abel spent 25 years as a reporter at The Boston Globe and has directed other award-winning documentaries, including Entangled, Lobster War, and Sacred Cod. He's now a professor of journalism at Boston University.
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