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  • The Ballad of Bering Strait (2003)
  • TV-G
    98 min | Documentary, Music
The Ballad of Bering Strait (2003)
TV-G
98 min | Documentary, Music

"The Ballad of Bering Strait" is a cinema-verite film following seven Russian teenagers who have come to America to become country music stars. Principle photography began in July 1999 when the band, Bering Strait, entered the United ...See more"The Ballad of Bering Strait" is a cinema-verite film following seven Russian teenagers who have come to America to become country music stars. Principle photography began in July 1999 when the band, Bering Strait, entered the United States and began recording their first album in Nashville. The film documents the band responding to the twists and turns of the recording industry, rehearsing for their tour, preparing for their debut concert at the Grand Ole Opry, charting the course for their career with their managers, and living every-day life on the farm where they reside in rural Tennessee. The crew traveled with the band to their homes in Obninsk, Russia and to their music conservatories in Moscow, documenting how these two girls and five boys became so adept at playing American country music. The film culminates with the band's arrival on the U.S. stage at Wolf Trap National Park. "The Ballad of Bering Strait" is a two and a half year epic that follows Bering Strait's amazing cultural fusion-coming of age journey in America. Written by Emerging Pictures web-site See less
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Producer
Nina Gilden Seavey (producer)
Cinematographer
Erich Roland (director of photography)
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Release date
Feb 19, 2003 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
Alexei Arzamastsev
Self - Bering Strait - Drums (as Alexander Arzamastsev) Self - Bering Strait - Drums (as Alexander Arzamastsev)   See fewer
Natasha Borzilova
Self - Bering Strait - Lead Vocals Self - Bering Strait - Lead Vocals   See fewer
Andrei Missikhin
Self - Bering Strait - Bass (as Andrei Misikhin) Self - Bering Strait - Bass (as Andrei Misikhin)   See fewer
Sergei 'Spooky' Olkhovsky
Self - Bering Strait - Bass Self - Bering Strait - Bass   See fewer
Alexander Ostrovsky
Self - Bering Strait - Steel Guitar (as Alexander 'Sasha' Ostrovsky) Self - Bering Strait - Steel Guitar (as Alexander 'Sasha' Ostrovsky)   See fewer
Sergei Pasov
Self - Bering Strait - Fiddle (as Sergei Passov) Self - Bering Strait - Fiddle (as Sergei Passov)   See fewer
Lidia Salnikova
Self - Bering Strait - Keyboard (as Lydia Salnikova) Self - Bering Strait - Keyboard (as Lydia Salnikova)   See fewer
Ilya Toshinsky
Self - Bering Strait - Banjo Self - Bering Strait - Banjo   See fewer
Mike Kinnamon
Self - Personal Manager Self - Personal Manager   See fewer
Brent Maher
Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer   See fewer
Tim DuBois
Self - President, Arista-Nashville Self - President, Arista-Nashville   See fewer
Ray Johnson
Self - Art Dealer Self - Art Dealer   See fewer
Valery Salnikov
Self - Lydia's Father Self - Lydia's Father   See fewer
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