Why should you read “Moby Dick”? - Sascha Morrell
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A mountain separating two lakes. A room papered floor to ceiling with bridal satins. The lid of an immense snuffbox. These seemingly unrelated images take us on a tour of a sperm whale’s head in Herman Melville’s "Moby Dick." Though the book features pirates, typhoons, high-speed chases, and giant squid, it’s anything but a conventional seafaring adventure. Sascha Morrell digs into the classic novel.
In Ishmael’s understanding, everything is connected, and even the smallest details are worthy of attention. How might this create obstacles to the progress of the narrative in Moby-Dick?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Sascha Morrell
- Director Martina Meštrović
- Narrator Adrian Dannatt
- Animator Martina Meštrović
- Storyboard Artist Martina Meštrović
- Art Director Martina Meštrović
- Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
- Music Stephen LaRosa
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Iseult Gillespie
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
