Ada Blackjack Rising

6m
History
10

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.

Cast

Maddy Kiminaq Alvanna-Stimpfle
Narrator (voice)
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk
Ada Blackjack, Anna Agliu̇truqti
Maka Keixé Yaxtí Monture
Anna Agliu̇truqti

Crew

Brice Habeger
Director, Co-Writer, Editor, Producer
Jennifer Niven
Writer
Don J. Rearden
Screenplay
Zachary Melms
Director of Photography, Colorist
Paddy Eason
Executive Producer, VFX Supervisor
Holly Mititquq Nordlum
Producer, Graphic Designer
Brent Yontz
VFX Artist
Peter Ratner
Music Arranger
Yaayuk Alvanna-Stimpfle
Translator
Dennis Davis
Additional Photography
Emily Hofstaedter
Recording Supervision
Dan Lee
Grip
Aaron Bailey
Prop Designer, Art Direction

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