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Arctic Son screens at Martha's Vineyard Independent Film Festival

Arts Engine's Arctic Son will screen as part of Martha's Vineyard Independent Film Festival this Wednesday!

When: Wednesday, August 16, 5 pm
Where: The Chilmark Community Center, South Road, Chilmark, MA 02535

Director Andrew Walton and Producer Elizabeth Mandel will be present for Q+A.

Get directions and/or contact MVIFF for more information.

About Arctic Son

"Alongside Smoke Signals and Atanarjuat the Fast Runner, the new documentary Arctic Son is distinguished by its depth of understanding about indigenous life as well as its ability to tell a story."
~Louis Project

In the tiny village of Old Crow, 80 miles north of the Arctic Circle, a father and his son are reunited after almost 20 years apart. They share a name and a bloodline, but the worlds they know and the lifestyles they lead are as different as their respective hometown climates. Stanley Sr. is a hunter, a rugged man of the land steeped in native traditions. Seattle-raised Stanley Jr. immerses himself in hip hop music, video games, and drunken debauched nights. Embedded within this moving father–son story is a larger exploration of the complex relationship between tradition and modernity; old and young; nature and pop culture; addiction and independence; and the bigger quest we all embark on at one point or another––the need to know who we are and where we belong.

Find out more about Arctic Son, take action and bring the film to your community!

Starts08/15/2006
Ends08/17/2006
IssuesEnvironment, Family & Society, Media, Racial Justice, Environmental Preservation, Indigenous Peoples
Homepagewww.mviff.org
Contactthomas@mviff.org

Posted on August 15, 2006 in Film / Screening by Anayansi