Kniga Tundry. Povest `o Vukvukaye - malen`kom kamne

(The Tundra Book. A Tale of Vukvukai, The Little Rock)

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Screened as a part of: 

The Tundra Book

Thursday, October 18 1:00 pm
TIFF Bell Lightbox
Russia • 105 minutes • HDCAM
Chukchi and Russian with English Subtitles
Directed by: 

Aleksei Vakhrushev

Aleksei Vakhrushev (Yupik) received his degree in actors’ art at the Theatre Institute of Vladivostok and started his filmmaking study at the All Russian State Cinematography Institute (VGIK) in Moscow in 1991. In 2003 he received an honourable mention at imagineNATIVE for his film A Seagull’s Fight Against the Wind. His film Welcome to Enurmino! premiered in Canada at imagineNATIVE 2008 .

Set in the astonishingly beautiful but harshly unforgiving landscape of Russia`s Arctic Circle, 72-year-old elder Vukvukai exists by his traditional profession as a herder caring for 14,000 reindeer. Living in virtual isolation throughout the seasons, Vukvukai imparts his knowledge and wisdom to his family, who rely on the reindeer for sustenance. Award-winning Yupik filmmaker Aleksei Vakhrushev gently crafts an intimate portrait of a people whose very survival is dependent on their interconnection to nature and to the vital pulse of ancient life.

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