Eskimo and the Whale, The

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Jenn Hofmann
USA, documentary, 2005
57 mins. (MiniDV)

Follow Filmmaker Jenn Hofmann as she explores the strength and courage of Inupiat people struggling to preserve their subsistence whaling culture in the Arctic regions of Alaska. Challenged by hostile weather, intricate international politics, the potential opening of ANWR and aggressive off-shore oil exploration, Inupiat whalers remain as resolute as their icebound ocean.