Optimism

15m
Documentary
6.4

The urge to relieve a winter valley of permanent shadow and find gold in alluvial gravel is part of a long history of desire and extraction in the far Canadian north. Cancan dancers, curlers, smelters, former city officials, and a curious cliff-side mirrored disc congregate to form a town portrait. Shot on location in Dawson City, Yukon Territory.

Cast

John Steins
Unknown
Steven Badgett
Unknown
Charles Stankievech
Unknown
Simon Mason-Wood
Unknown
Lance Blomgren
Unknown
Eldo Enns
Unknown

Crew

Deborah Stratman
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Sound Designer, Sound Recordist
Steven Badgett
Sound Recordist
Charlie Chaplin
Music

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