Friday, October 22, 2021
1:00 PM
On Friday, October 22nd, UCLA Russian Flagship will host a movie screening of the following film from the RussDocFilmFest: A Short Tutorial on Raising Seals/Краткое пособие по воспитанию тюленей. The screening will take place at 1:00pm PST in Kaplan Hall 311. To pay and screen on your own, see the RussDocFilmFest link.
About the movie:
As climate change intensifies and radically alters ecosystems and animal behavior, Russia’s second-largest city is enjoying a most unusual surprise. On the banks of St. Petersburg’s Neva River, people began to notice young seals in the spring. There are about 30,000 Baltic seals left, but they’ve never been spotted so far east, on St. Petersburg's shores. Or maybe they were simply good at hiding from humans and never noticed before. Now, the people of St. Petersburg can see those amazing sea creatures that are not typical for the city. The film reflects the beauty of local wildlife and shows how humans can live in harmony with these denizens of the sea.