The Mammoths that Escaped the Kingdom of Erlik Khan

Institute History

  • 2026 Sundance Institute | Sandbox Fund

Description

In the northernmost part of the Yakut Tundra, Vladik, a young Dolgan reindeer herder, is at a crossroads when he has to make a decision to either follow in his father’s ancestral footsteps or join the modern mammoth tusk hunters.

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