Join us at the Sheldon Jackson Museum for a screening of a series of short films, including The Last Walk written and directed by Anna Hoover (Unanagan) on Sat., Jan. 19th at 2pm. The Last Walk film is one of three to be shown from a collection of shorts produced by the Arctic Film Circle, a network of Circumpolar Indigenous Filmmakers of which Hoover is a member. Together, the films form a collection of short fiction stitched together to tell stories that highlight the common experiences Indigenous People have undertaken in each filmmaker's specific home region – Alaska, Greenland and the Northwest Territories. The films weave together traditional and contemporary storytelling techniques and ultimately present a new wave of Indigenous film in the Arctic - one that pays homage to our history as well as empowers a generation of modern storytellers.
Hoover’s work was filmed in the village of Naknek, Alaska, and addresses Bristol Bay community experiences of the salmon fishery, travel by bush plane, substance abuse and mental health issues.
The Sheldon Jackson Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am until 4pm. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and free for children 18 and under and Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum members and Alaska State Museum pass holders. Admission will be waived for this film screening on the 19th. Please note some of the films in the collection touch upon issues related to attempted suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, and death. For more information, call (907) 747-8981.
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