The Bering Strait is seen on Aug. 18. 2000, in an image captured by a special camera mounted on NASA’s Terra satellite. (Image provided by NASA) ...

The concept of a tunnel beneath the Bering Strait, connecting Russia and Alaska, has been a topic of discussion for decades.

The accompanying documentary, The Ballad of Bering Strait, by filmmaker Nina Gilden Seavey makes its theater premier in New York tonight and in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., Friday.

Ultimately, "The Ballad of Bering Strait" is guilty of being too polite, superficial and well-behaved. THE BALLAD OF BERING STRAIT (Unrated, 98 minutes) -- Contains nothing objectionable.