The Ballad of Bering Strait
The Ballad of Bering Strait follows the journey of seven Russian teenagers who come to America to become country music stars. Ultimately, this stranger-than-fiction true-life story witnesses the transformation of the band’s members as they wend the torturous path to fame that is littered with deals gone awry, unexpected personal sacrifice, hard-to-win audiences, and a revisioning of the American dream.
Cast
Natasha Borzilova
Sergei Olkhovsky
Alexander Ostrovsky
Sergei Pasov
Lydia Salnikova
Ilya Toshinky
Andrei Missikhin
Mike Kinnamon
Brent Maher
Tim Dubois
Ray Johnson
Crew
Director: Nina Gilden Seavey
Producer: Nina Gilden Seavey
Associate Producers: Barry Rebo and Nobuo Isobe
Original Music by Bering Straight
Director of Photography: Erich Roland
Editor: Jeff Consiglio
Awards
Emmy Award Nominee for Best Director, 2004
Winner, Audience Award, Washington International Film Festival, 2002
Winner, Audience Prize, Marco Island Film Festival for Best Documentary, 2002
Winner, Best Long-Form Editing, The Peer Awards, 2002
Honorable Mention, Best Documentary, The Peer Awards, 2002
Winner, Chris Award, Columbus International Film Festival, 2003