At the Time of Whaling (1974)
Gambell, Alaska is a Yup'ik-speaking Eskimo community on St. Lawrence Island on the Bering Sea. Here, as on the coast, sea mammals are still the major source of food. During their three-week Spring migration through the Bering Channel, whales are hunted using a combination of traditional organization and recently introduced technology such as motors and darting guns. A bowhead whale weighs about one ton per foot, and may reach seventy feet in length. Working together, even fifteen Eskimo skin boats with up to ten persons on each boat cannot assure a safe venture or the taking of a whale.
Director: Sarah Elder, Leonard Kamerling
Runtime: 39 min
Release Date: January 1, 1974
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Sarah Elder, Leonard Kamerling
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is At the Time of Whaling about?
- Gambell, Alaska is a Yup'ik-speaking Eskimo community on St. Lawrence Island on the Bering Sea. Here, as on the coast, sea mammals are still the major source of food. During their three-week Spring migration through the Bering Channel, whales are hunted using a combination of traditional organization and recently introduced technology such as motors and darting guns. A bowhead whale weighs about one ton per foot, and may reach seventy feet in length. Working together, even fifteen Eskimo skin boats with up to ten persons on each boat cannot assure a safe venture or the taking of a whale.
- Who directed At the Time of Whaling?
- At the Time of Whaling was directed by Sarah Elder, Leonard Kamerling.
- How long is At the Time of Whaling?
- At the Time of Whaling has a runtime of 39m (39 minutes).