A gripping and emotional tale of an Alaska Native family’s struggle to recover from animal activists’ online assaults against their teenage son, the youngest person to ever harpoon a whale for his village. (Directors: Pete Chelkowski and Jim Wickens; Producers: Susan Aakapak Apassingok (Yupik), Yaari Walker (Yupik), and Justine Nagan; USA/UK, 2023, 80 min.; English and Siberian Yupik with English Subtitles)
For Mature Audiences: Contains hunting, strong language, and drug use.
Screening presented in conjunction with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF).
The DCEFF is the world’s premier showcase of environmental films. Through their annual festival, year-round programs, and online resources, they seek to advance public understanding of the environment through the power of film. The 32nd Annual Festival runs March 21-30, 2024.
Image: One with the Whale (film still), courtesy of Vitamin Sea Productions
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