199:. Contact takes place tactfully and tenderly: there is no touching, only an exchange of glances, mutual interest and a sensitive focus of each on the other. Much of the film consists of precisely such rare shots of interaction between a human and free pilot whales in their natural environment, the open ocean. The camera remains very close to the dolphins almost the entire time, as a result of which a sensation of presence, unhurriedness, gracefulness, relaxed concentration and smoothness is conveyed to the viewer. This is also emphasized through the long plans and style of editing employed. The film’s visual beauty is complemented by original music, a duet by a cello and bass guitar, that follows the movements of the human and dolphins, emotionally emphasizing what is occurring on the screen. The authors themselves speak of their film as follows:
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a result of them living in it? As a result of the fact that they are the only ones on the planet that never sleep? What do they do to the world through their lives, woven from attention and love? Why do they not respond in kind when we cause them pain? Where does the contact zone lie? What would our civilization be like today if it were guided by different principles, such as that feelings are more important and more perfect than the mind? Does each of us have a direct and immediate opportunity to communicate with the
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cinema club in St. Petersburg. Before the official premiere, several fragments of the film were shown on the inner arches of the Peter and Paul
Cathedral on Maroseyka in Moscow during the audio-visual event "Night in the Cathedral" organised by the Dolphin Embassy. The film first aired on Russian television on 20 January 2016 during the
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The film’s meaningful content is expressed through the narration, which conveys to the viewer the thoughts of a member of the expedition who interacts with dolphins in the ocean. The viewer is asked a lot of questions: “Why do whales and dolphins not seek contact with us? What happens to the ocean as
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Festival of Underwater Images in November 2014 and then, during the year, the film won several prizes, and was repeatedly nominated and selected in the official programs of European and American film festivals. In Russia the film was first shown on 30 March 2015 in the Angleterre
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From the very first frames, the viewer is plunged into the atmosphere of an expedition, seeing everything that occurs through the eyes of one of the participants in the events. Frames shot on the shore are followed by footage from the side of a ship that has set off into the open ocean, after which
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The film is an immersion into the world of creatures that have inhabited our planet fifty times longer than humanity. The film is an experience of a direct dialogue with them and with the
Universe. The film is an opportunity for a different way of seeing life, consciousness and ourselves.
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Winner in the nomination “Best
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Winner in the nomination “Best
Director of a Feature Documentary”, as well as nominee in the categories of “Best Feature Documentary”, “Best Cinematography in a Documentary”, as well as nominee for the special “Jury Award” at the International Film Festival in
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