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We Are The Walrus

Synopsis: 

This is a documentary about my journey to Alaska to video walruses. As well as gathering great footage of these terrific creatures in the wild, I speak to experts about the threats posed to them by climate change, and I also meet Native Americans who tell them about their traditional way of life. Much of this involves hunting walruses on a sustainable, subsistence basis.

Runtime: 
01:07:00
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Directors: Matthew Hynds

Writers: Matthew Hynds

Producers: Matthew Hynds

Key cast: Guy Merculief, Diane Okonek, Stephanie Sell, Chad Jay, Joel Garlich-Miller, Walter James Coppack, Rachel Kanooka

 

Director: Matthew Hynds

I graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2012, with a Distinction at MA level for Art & Design. Since then I have worked on a variety of projects, including the filming and editing of a documentary about walruses, currently entered for international film festivals. As well as a film maker I am a writer, painter and photographer. My work is very much based on the natural world, and a desire to celebrate, and preserve it.

Director’s Statement

Through my documentary - WE ARE THE WALRUS - I intend to inspire and educate people about walruses, and about a region of the world that is imperiled by climate change and industrial expansion. I also want to salute the wisdom and kindness of the Native American people that I met, and to acknowledge that we must listen to them, and live more closely in balance with the natural world, if we are to avert disaster.

 

Please feel free to check out my website, at: http://www.matthewhynds.com

 

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student project: No
completion date: 2015-07-31
shooting format: HD video
aspect ratio: 16:9
film color: Color
first-time filmmaker: Yes

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