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Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal

2023 · 9 min · ★ 8.0 · Animation

In this remarkably tactile animation, Alisi Telengut reimagines the formation of a sacred lake in Siberia and draws connections between an endangered Indigenous language and matters of history, ecology, and humanity.

Directed by Alisi Telengut · Written by Alisi Telengut

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