Leviathan | (2012)

The camera moves like a "barnacle" or a piece of flotsam, forcing viewers to experience the environment from the perspective of the ship, the sea, or the dying fish rather than a human observer. 2. Trans-corporeality and Ecological Ethics

An experimental documentary that rejects traditional narrative, dialogue, and "human-centric" perspectives in favor of a raw, immersive sensory experience. Key Scholarly Themes 1. Sensory Ethnography and "Becoming-GoPro" Leviathan (2012)

This "paper" provides a comprehensive overview of the 2012 documentary , directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel. It highlights the film's significance in the fields of sensory ethnography and digital filmmaking. Overview: Leviathan (2012) Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel Production: Harvard’s Sensory Ethnography Lab (SEL) The camera moves like a "barnacle" or a

By tethering small GoPro cameras to nets, fishermen, and even tossing them into the sea, the film achieves what scholars call a "machinic subjectivity". Key Scholarly Themes 1

Researchers often analyze Leviathan as the pinnacle of "sensory ethnography".

A commercial fishing trawler off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts.