On the Arctic Ocean coast of Chukotka live a people cut off from the world. Their life revolves around hunting walruses and whales and protecting villages from bears coming from the tundra. This theme turns the film into a reflection on death. Marine animals become the primary source of food for the people, animal leftovers are used to feed arctic foxes on a fur farm, human cemeteries become targets for bears. It appears that all the inhabitants of this region are involved in the cycle of food and death. The film departs from the typical rhythmic structure of cinema and instead adopts the structure of a shamanic ritual, which is a meaning-forming event for the northern peoples.

biografia

Timofey Glinin and Anastasia Shubina are film directors and photographers based in San Francisco. Specializing in film and photography, their works have been displayed at over 80 exhibitions and festivals globally, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, and the McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal. Their films have been featured at festivals such as Sheffield Doc Fest, IndieLisboa, ArtdocFest, and Tokyo Docs. They have received numerous awards, including from Cinema du Reel and Trento Film Festival, and their works are part of museum and gallery collections. As members of the Bay Area Photographers Collective in San Francisco, their projects explore themes such as anthropology, modern science, transhumanism, and futurism.

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