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Dmitriy Shpilenok and Vladislav Grishin

51 min | Russian Federation | 2020

An exquisitely beautiful film…the cinematography extraordinary! Sockeye, a species of wild salmon, is born in Kamchatkan waters and spends its entire life in the Pacific Ocean. Only once does it return to fresh waters - to give offspring, start the circle of life, and die. It is an inexhaustible resource that feeds billions of people on the planet, restored every year! But soon, we may find ourselves facing the unimaginable: humans will exhaust the inexhaustible! The ecological and poaching stories are delicately interwoven…visually stunning!

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NAMES FOR SNOW

Rebecca Thomassie

6 min | 2018 | Canada | US Premiere

Rebecca Thomassie, an Inuk of Kangirsuk, Nunavik participates in Wapikoni workshops to document traditional knowledge and ensure the sustainability of her culture. This short follows Rebecca as she learns the 53 Inuktitut words for snow and passes this knowledge on to her daughter.