EG Hall, University of Winnipeg •
October 3, 2026
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10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
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Bayandalai: Lord of the Taiga

11 min Mongolia Aner Etxebarria Moral & Pablo Vidal Santos Dukha (Tsaatan Reindeer Herders)
Bayandalai: Lord of the Taiga

Official Synopsis

From inside his yurt in northern Mongolia, the reindeer herder Bayandalai ‒ an elder of the Dukhas tribe ‒ muses about the significance of life and death in the largest forest on Earth, the Taiga. Through his connection with the reindeer and with the Taiga, Bayandalai has access to spiritual truths and higher consciousness that he may not be able to pass on to his family members before the lures of city life — jobs, money, houses, things — entice them away.

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Filmmaker(s): Aner Etxebarria Moral & Pablo Vidal Santos

Aner Etxebarria Moral and Pablo Vidal Santos are Spanish ethnographic film directors specializing in high-altitude environments, Indigenous lore, and environmental conservation worldwide.

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