The formation and history of Lake Baikal in Siberia are re-imagined with hand-made animation, featuring the voice of a Buryat woman in her endangered Buryat-Mongolian language. The director Alisi Telengut transports us on a powerful political and artistic journey.
Directed by
Alisi Telengut
2023 | 8 min | Mongolian (s.t. English)
Featured selections and awards
Best Animation au Golden Ger Film Festival
Dada National Award
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2023
Sundance Film Festival 2024
Filmmaker’country: Canada
Country of filming: Canada, Germany
Country of production: Canada
Thursday, May 9
8:30 pm | McCord Stewart Museum
8 pm Audience welcome
8:30 pm Screening begins
690 Sherbrooke St. W.
Montreal, QC
H3A 1E9
Free admission, subject to availability
