Three Alaska Native women work to save their endangered language, Kodiak Alutiiq, and ensure the future of their culture while confronting their personal demons. With just 41 fluent Native speakers remaining, mostly Elders, some estimate their language could die out within ten years. The small community travels to a remote Island, where a language immersion experiment unfolds with the remaining fluent Elders. Young camper Sadie, an at-risk 13 year old learner and budding Alutiiq dancer, is inspired and gains strength through her work with the teachers. Yet PTSD and politics loom large as the elders, teachers, and students try to continue the difficult task of language revitalization over the next five years.
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In 1988, Tilda Swinton toured round the Berlin Wall on a bicycle - starting and ending at the Brande...
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The conflict over forestry operations on Lyell Island in 1985 was a major milestone in the history o...
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"A Walk to Beautiful" tells the story of five women in Ethiopia suffering from devastating childbirt...
The story of one person's triumph over adversity: cameras followed the comedian on a very stressful ...
The story of the creation of the world's most successful musical.
Co-directed by acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and subject Thavisouk Phrasavath, this haunting...
Photographed by an all-female crew and directed by the author of Sexual Politics, these are autobiog...
It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground filmmaki...
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Two lawyers and labor rights' activists, Daniel Kovalik of the United Steel Workers of America and T...
Sir David Attenborough takes us on a journey through the weird and wonderful world of frogs, sheddin...
A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.