CHUKOTKA: AT THE END OF THE WORLD - dir. VALDIMAR LEIFSSON

What urges a person like Abramovich to be a governor at world’s end and even put a lot of effort and money to renovate and envigorate the small community of Chukotka? What do the residents in Chukotka feel for Abramovich? How is global warming affecting Chukotka? These are some of the questions that four Icelanders, headed by geophysicist and author Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, tried to find answers for among the people; both indigenous people and immigrants, from reindeer hearders and youth to scientists and town mayors.

Original title: Chukotka: Á hjara veraldar
English title: Chukotka: At the end of the world
Genre: Documentary
Language: Icelandic / English subtitles

Director: Valdimar Leifsson
Scriptwriter: Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Valdimar Leifsson
Editor: Valdimar Leifsson
Cinematographer: Valdimar Leifsson
Sound design: Jón Stefán Kjartansson
Music: Various
Producers: Valdimar Leifsson
Production company: Lífsmynd
International sales & distribution: Lífsmynd
National sales & distribution: Lífsmynd
Website: www.lifsmynd.is

Country: Iceland
Sound: Stereo
Length: 52 minutes
Screening format: Digital Beta Pal
Production format: HDV
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 16:9
Premier date and year: 1. June 2009
Premier city and theatre: Patreksfjördur at Skjaldborg