Wholphin No. 6 will feature a documentary about a class of Chinese third graders who hold a democratic election for classroom monitor and in the process end up hilariously, if unintentionally, mocking 300 years of American politics; a beautifully black, comic exploration of 70s England that isn’t, but could easily be, the prequel to A Clockwork Orange; a surreal dating short starring Michael Cera, with alternate audio versions featuring John Cleese and Daniel Handler; stunning footage of rarely-seen tropical reptiles and insects that are amazingly beautiful to watch, even when they’re eating each other head first; as well as films featuring great white sharks, America’s leading Bigfoot researchers, and a miniature seeing-eye horse.
Wholphin is a quarterly DVD magazine from McSweeney's, lovingly encoded with unique and ponderable films designed to make you feel the way we felt when we learned that dolphins and whales sometimes, you know, do it.
What, you may ask, is a Wholphin?! Photographic evidence can be found languishing in the nooks and crannies of the internet, but those too busy to visit Google for the 28th time today can trust us that it's the lovechild of a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale. A beautiful hybrid born of invention and exploration.
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Table of Contents
13 Films. 141 minutes.
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME
Directed by Weijun Chen
Excerpt from the Documentary, 32:00 minutes
DARLING DARLING
Directed by Matthew Lessner
Starring Michael Cera
Alternate Audio Tracks by Camilla and John Cleese, and Daniel Handler
Short Film, 12:00 minutes
FORCE 1 TD
Directed by Randy Krallman
Short Film, 12:00 minutes
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
Directed by Chris Shepherd
Short Film, 15:00 minutes
NEW BOY
Directed by Steph Green
Story by Roddy Doyle
Short Adaptation, 11:00 minutes
BIGFOOT: A BEAST ON THE RUN
Directed by David Thayer
Excerpt from the Documentary, 16:00 minutes
ON THE ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESIDENT
Directed by Adam Keker
Short Film, 6:00 minutes
SAFARI
Directed by Catherine Chalmers
Extra Footage, Menus & an Excerpt from the Film, 17:00, 2:00, 2:00, 3:00
minutes
THE MAN IN THE GREY SUIT
Directed by Roger Teich
Nature Study, 7:00 minutes
LUCKY
Directed by Nash Edgerton
Explosive Stunt Film, 6:00 minutes
