An elderly Nenets woman in teepee on northern Russia's Yamal Peninsula recounts her early life betrothed to a deity for the entertainment of a blind young girl. In the Nenets culture, a girl child can be married to holiest of holies, Num, before or after her birth. Lonely old Numd' Syarda (which means, literally, 'tied to Num') entertains the blind young Ilne ('giver of life') with stories of how she became one of these chosen few.
Directing | Markku Lehmuskallio | Director |
Directing | Anastasia Lapsui | Director |
Camera | Johannes Lehmuskallio | Director of Photography |
Art | Anastasia Lapsui | Production Design |
Production | Kristiina Pervilä | Producer |
Editing | Juho Gartz | Editor |
Production | Anastasia Lapsui | Production Manager |
Editing | Timo Nousiainen | Colorist |
Editing | Helena Selin | Negative Cutter |
Writing | Anastasia Lapsui | Writer |
Sound | Sergei Zabenin | Production Sound Mixer |
Sound | Pekka Martevo | Production Sound Mixer |
Sound | Anna-Kaisa Liedes | Original Music Composer |