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"The PBS documentary ‘One with the Whale’ explores the importance of subsistence hunting and gathering in a Yup’ik village—and what happens when mainlanders misunderstand it."

Premieres Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St. Lawrence. A family is blindsided when animal activists target their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village - a hunt that feeds the community through winter. Also included is the short film "Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go." Exploring the field of "climate psychology," this is a candid and comedic self-portrait in wh...

One With the Whale, which will screen April 5 at UW Music Hall, explores how a small Native community is grappling with forces beyond its control.

From silent classics to experimental shorts shot in our backyard, the Wisconsin Film Festival (April 4-11) appeals to cinephiles and casual moviegoers alike.

Okinawa's Cinema at Sea festival announces winners, Bus Stop launches disability conference, Dexter gets friendly with TAICCA.

PBS's Independent Lens has acquired the new feature documentary One with the Whale, which spotlights a Siberian Yupik community that has found itself in the crosshairs of climate change and environmental racism.

PBS's 'Independent Lens' has acquired 'One with the Whale', a feature doc spotlighting a Siberian Yupik community.

PBS’s Independent Lens strand has acquired feature doc One with the Whale, spotlighting a Siberian Yupik community facing up to climate change and animal…