SHORT
COMEDY
ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOGRAPHICAL
NATURE
NEWS
WILDLIFE
BAY AREA PREMIERE

Oh Whale

United States •  
2025 •  
26 mins

When KATU-TV reporter Paul Linnman arrived at an Oregon beach on November 12, 1970, he had no idea that the story he was chasing would forever define his career. Director: Winslow Crane-Murdoch

SCREENS WITH:
CREATING A PHOTOJOURNALIST
Directed by Erik Castro
This deeply personal documentary spans five decades as it traces the life of photojournalist and filmmaker Erik Castro. (US 2025, 45)

ROLLING FILM, ROCKING HISTORY, AL MAYSLES CAPTURES THE BEATLES
Directed by Bart Weiss 
Documentary legend Al Maysles tells the story of how he and his brother David shot the Beatles’s first trip to the USA at the dawn of Beatlemania. (US 2025, 12 min)



Program Notes

Film program 82 minutes; followed by a post-screening conversation; total program runtime approximately 105 minutes
Screens with CREATING A PHOTOJOURNALIST (45 min) and ROLLING FILM, ROCKING HISTORY: AL MAYSLES CAPTURES THE BEATTLES (11 min)

Director/s

Winslow Crane-Murdoch
Winslow Crane-Murdoch

Winslow Crane-Murdoch is a director and cinematographer based in Portland, OR. His debut documentary feature, The Quiet Epidemic, had its World Premiere at HotDocs 2022. His most recent short film, Strong Grandma (2023), was acquired by The New Yorker and premiered at True/False. His work has appeared on HBO, TIME magazine, the San Francisco MOMA, and has been supported by the Catapult Film Fund.

This short film screens as part of Creating a Photojournalist. Purchase tickets for that program below.

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COUNTRY
United States
YEAR
2025
Premiere
BAY AREA premiere
RUNTIME
26 minutes
PROGRAM RUNTIME
110 minutes
DIRECTOR/S
Winslow Crane-Murdoch
SECTION
ART OF IMPACT
SOUNDS
5.1
FORMAT
DCP
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