One with the whale : an indigenous story of resistance / directed by Peter Chelkowski and Jim Wickens.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Chelkowski, Peter, film director.

Wickens, Jim, film director.

Collective Eye Films, distributor.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apassingok, Chris Agragiiq.

Whaling--Alaska.

Whaling.

Whalers (Persons)--Alaska.

Whalers (Persons).

Subsistence hunting--Alaska.

Subsistence hunting.

Alaska Natives--Economic conditions.

Alaska Natives.

Subsistence economy--Alaska.

Subsistence economy.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (80 minutes)) : sound, color.

Distribution:

[Portland, OR] : [Collective Eye Films], [2023]

System Details:

digital

Summary:

Hunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence, a tiny island in the Bering Sea. So, when Chris Agra Apassingok becomes the youngest person to ever harpoon a whale for his Alaskan village, his mother proudly shares the news on Facebook. To her surprise, thousands of keyboard activists brutally attack Chris without fully understanding the scope of his accomplishment. ONE WITH THE WHALE is a thrilling yet heartwarming story of one family's struggle to rebuild their shattered identities and find a way to live with Ancient Indigenous values in the fast-paced, cruel modern world.--IMDB.

Credits:

Produced by Aakapak Apassingok, M. Watanabe Milmore, Yaari Toolie-Walker, Nalu Apassingok, Peter Chelkowski, Jim Wickens ; cinematography Peter Chelkowski and Jim Wickens ; composer Eloi Ragot ; original music Byron 'Ukila' Nicholai.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 20, 2024).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Videodisc (DVD) version: One with the whale.

OCLC:

1428415961

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.