Ada Blackjack Rising
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6mins
Directed by
Paddy Eason,
Brice Habeger,
Starring
Maddy Kiminaq Alvanna-Stimpfle,
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk,
Maka Keixé Yaxtí Monture,
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk
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In the pre-dawn twilight of an Alaskan shore, a young Native woman reflects on the story of Ada Blackjack, the sole survivor of a disastrous 1921 Arctic expedition, and the loneliness she must have felt waiting for a rescue through the months-long polar night.
