Pico Island's The Last Whalers Documentary Film 1969
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2022
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The Last Whalers, William Neufeld’s 1969 documentary about sperm whaling from the island of Pico in the Azores. Documentary film by William Neufeld
My dad was one of the last whalers and he was from ST. Jorge Island
That’s amazing!
I’m making a model whaleboat, and now I understand how the boat was used. Very informative. Also found a video of whaling factories on S. Georgia Island. The commercial whaling was much worse than this shore fishery
I was born in Pico and still remember as a child , When the whales were spotted people would leave everything behind and go hunting them.
Where’s the full version ? By the way thank you for what you’ve uploaded !
Well done nice documentary, 1969 was a different time people in Lajes do Pico were poor and the income from the whales than was much needed. Also people have died. I am from Holland my wife from Lajes do Pico and in 1969 summer we were also in Lajes visiting her family. I also filmed than the "Festa do Lurdes" 8 mm color film, procession in the village and near the port.
Wanted to go with the whalers in 1969 also to film, but didn't get permission from the townhall.
Always proud of my Azorean lineage 💪🏼
Very difficult to watch,,,, the final scenario ! Did not realize would be this sensitive!
My grandparents were from Lajes do Pico. One of the family stories is that some of my family were the lookouts (vigia). I have no idea if this is true, or just a family myth - but at least now I know there really were vigia in Pico! It is such a shame that humans learned to hunt whales, and it is even more of a shame that we continued to do it long after there was any real need to do it for survival.
It was about survival
THIS VIDEO COVER SHOULD HAVE THE DISPLAY OF LAJES OF PICO OR THE MOUNTAIN OF PICO NO DE PRESENT ONE OF THE A WHALER ON CANOE