2023 | United Kingdom, United States | Documentary

One with the Whale

  • English 83 mins
  • Director | Peter Chelkowski, Jim Wickens
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Aakapak Apassingok, Nalu Apassingok, Peter Chelkowski, M. Watanabe Milmore, Yaarie Toolie-Walker, Jim Wickens

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

On Alaska’s remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, shy teenager Agra Chris Apassingok is the best hunter in his village, but warming seas have made the annual whale hunt, which supplies food and resources for his village for most of the year, that much tougher. When he proudly shares a hunting accomplishment on social media for his indigenous community, he becomes a target for online bullying that severely threatens his mental health. This is a stunning film of family, love, tradition, and self-determination, with a thrilling soundtrack by indigenous musicians. – Jaie Laplante 

Alaska Hunter Village Whale Supply Mental Health Tradition
Playlists