WHALING CITY is a dramatic narrative feature film set in New Bedford, Mass. The story centers on a third-generation commercial fisherman whose way of life is threatened by rising costs, declining catches, and increasingly restrictive government regulations. While struggling to keep his boat and his livelihood, he becomes romantically involved with a marine biologist. The finished film will run approximately 100 minutes in length.

The project is the winner of the 2007 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Production Grant and the 2005 Sloan Screenwriting Award, has been recognized in Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter and has attracted the interest of several name actors.