Documentary Feature Film (excerpt)
Directed by Sarah Elder and Leonard Kamerling
We recently served as preservation consultants for the restoration of UKSUUM CAUYAI (The Drums of Winter), a ground-breaking 1988 film on Yup'ik dance listed on the Library of Congress' prestigious National Film Registry. Co-Director and Cinematographer Len Kamerling says "Bob Curtis Johnson of SummitDay Media was the chief consultant and coordinator of the preservation and restoration of my film, Uksuum Cauyai: The Drums of Winter. Simply put, his knowledge, experience and passion to preserve our visual heritage made this project a huge success. Bob shepherded the film through a complex film and digital restoration process, resulting in a final product that exceeded my most hopeful expectations. Through our very productive collaboration we were able to fulfill the mandate of the National Film Registry- to preserve the film for future generations." Leonard Kamerling, Curator of Film at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.