Directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (Iñupiaq).
Director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean’s first feature offers an elemental morality tale set amongst modern Iñupiaq residents of stark Northern Alaska. Lifelong friends Qalli and Aivaaq meet with tragedy, and together construct a lie that affects their families, community and themselves. The superbly constructed morality tale points up tensions within an ancient but evolving culture.
Silverwood Films, On the Ice Productions, Whitewater Films, Goldcrest International, Buffalo Bulldog Films. Producer: Cara Marcous, Lynette Howell, Marco Londoner, Zhana Londoner. Screenwriter: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean. Cinematographer: Lol Crawley. Editor: Nat Sanders. Cast: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith, Adamina Kerr, Sierra Jade Sampson.
35mm, color, 96 min.
