Keep talking = Niugaa yugaa / a film by Kartemquin Films & Ten Trees Productions ; director & producer, Karen Lynn Weinberg ; co-producers, Trish Dalton, Rachel Rozycki, Kari Sherod ; produced by Ten Trees Productions, LLC and Kartemquin Educational Films and is a presentation of Vision Maker Media.
"Keep Talking follows four Alaska Native women fighting to save Kodiak Alutiiq, an endangered language now spoken by less than 40 remaining fluent Native Elders. Their small community travels to remote Afognak Island to start teaching kids Alutiiq. At the camp, Sadie, a troubled teen, is inspired to begin learning the language and dances of her ancestors. Over the next five years the women overcome historical and personal traumas to find joy and hope in the revitalization of their cultural heritage"--Container.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Lincoln, NE] : Vision Maker Media, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes 1 hour version (57 min.) and extra scenes. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Editor, Lesley Kubistal ; cinematographers, Nara Garber, Hanna Craig ; composer, Pamyua ; sound recordist, Matt Sutton ; sound mixer, Mark Bandy ; executive producers, Justine Nagan, Gordon Quinn, Betsy Steinberg. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | In English, with Pacific Gulf Yupik (Alutiiq) passages subtitled in English. Optional subtitles in Spanish and English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired). |
Awards Note: | Premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it earned a Special Mention in the festival's impact Category. It won first place in the 2017 Anchorage International Film Festival's 'Made in Alaska' competition, the film's Alaska premiere. American Indian Film Festival, VIFF Film Festival, and others are featured on the container cover. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Indians of North America > Alaska > Afognak Island. Pacific Gulf Yupik language > Alaska > Afognak Island. Afognak (Alaska) |
Genre: | Documentary films. Ethnographic films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Columbia Gorge Community College Library | 951.7 KEEPT 2017 (Text) | 39705000041193 | DVD | Available | - |