# Event Details

- **Event Name**: In The Whale: The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told Featuring Director David Abel
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: 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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-bedford/in-the-whale-the-greatest-fish-story-ever-told-featuring-director-david-abel/200029480691400
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, festivals, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 22

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.zeiterion.org/events/in-the-whale?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=new+bedford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: New Bedford
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740
- **lat**: 41.63339
- **long**: -70.92522
- **full address**: 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Zeiterion (https://allevents.in/org/zeiterion/26732783)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Zeiterion
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, festivals, art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about In The Whale: The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told Featuring Director David Abel ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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