Ada Blackjack Rising (2020)

  • NR
  • 10/12/2020 (US)
  • History
  • 6m

Overview

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.

Brice Habeger

Director

Don J. Rearden

Screenplay

Jennifer Niven

Writer

Cast

Maddy Kiminaq Alvanna-Stimpfle's headshot

Maddy Kiminaq Alvanna-Stimpfle

Narrator (voice)
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk's headshot

Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk

Ada Blackjack
Maka Keixé Yaxtí Monture's headshot

Maka Keixé Yaxtí Monture

Anna Agliu̇truqti
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk's headshot

Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk

Anna Agliu̇truqti

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