Call Us Ishmael (2018)

0.0/10 79 min Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Laurie Anderson

Herself

Frank Stella

Himself

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