A total of 151 Bristol Bay Native Corp. shareholders requested a free video camera to participate in the project, and video mentors traveled to eleven communities to train people on how to use the cameras. Shareholders were then asked to document their lives and feelings about the land on a single day: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Check out a few of their entries below.
If you live near Anchorage, the "Day in Our Bay" film premieres today (Dec. 2nd) 8 P.M. at the Bear Tooth Theatre as a part of the Anchorage International Film Festival. If you can't make the showing in Alaska, check out their website at dayinourbay.org. For more videos, see their YouTube Channel.
Featuring John Townes Van Zandt (son of legendary singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt), Low & Clear is a fishing documentary that looks uniquely introspective on friendship and fishing. Check out Finback Films at www.finbackfilms.com.
The Aurora Borealis is a special phenomenon to Alaska and other high latitudes. This is an amazing video montage from famous landscape photographer Terje Sørgjerd. And, you gotta love "The Gladiator" soundtrack. You can see more of his work at the following links:
A total of 151 Bristol Bay Native Corp. shareholders requested a free video camera to participate in the project, and video mentors traveled to eleven communities to train people on how to use the cameras. Shareholders were then asked to document their lives and feelings about the land on a single day: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Check out a few of their entries below.