The Ballad of Bering Strait (2003)
98 min
"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.
- Release date
- February 19, 2003
- Country of origin
- United States, Japan
Cast
- Alexei Arzamastsev as Bering Strait - Drums
- Natasha Borzilova as Bering Strait - Lead Vocals
- Andrei Missikhin as Bering Strait - Bass
- Sergei 'Spooky' Olkhovsky as Bering Strait - Bass
- Alexander Ostrovsky as Bering Strait - Steel Guitar
- Sergei Pasov as Bering Strait - Fiddle
- Lidia Salnikova as Bering Strait - Keyboard
- Ilya Toshinsky as Bering Strait - Banjo
- Mike Kinnamon as Personal Manager
- Brent Maher as Record Producer
Crew
- Nina Gilden Seavey · Director
- Nina Gilden Seavey · Producer
- Erich Roland · Cinematographer
- Jeff Consiglio · Editor