Often we don’t see Alaska Natives on the screen and when we do, it doesn’t depict who we are as people today. ‘Who We Are’ is a short film about a young Iñupiaq artists connection to ancestral lands through her painting. With each brush stroke, she reflects on climate change and its effects on Alaska Native villages. She narrates the motivation behind the portrait while exploring her role in the preservation of land and culture. The film aims to honor the strength and legacy of Indigenous people.
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From the Koahnic Climate Desk
Made Possible with Funding from
RavnAir Alaska
Credits
WRITER | DIRECTOR
ALEXIS ANORUK SALLEE
STARRING | ARTIST
TRISTAN AGNAURAQ MORGAN
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | COLOR
TOMAS KARMELO AMAYA
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
SARA MAE JAMES
PRODUCER | EDITOR | SOUND DESIGNER
ALEXIS ANORUK SALLEE
FEATURING
MOTHER | LUELLA FISHEL
DAUGHTER | GENEVIEVE FISHEL
CARVER | LISA APANGALOOK
MUSIC BY
ILAKUS DRUM GROUP
“TRUE NORTH” BY
TREVOR KOWALISKI
ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY
EVAN GEIGER
NOME COMMUNITY LIAISON
DONNA JAMES
NATIVE VILLAGE OF SHISHMAREF
LOCAL COORDINATOR
ANNIE M. WEYIOUANNA
We would like to acknowledge and express gratitude to the communities in which we filmed, Nome and Shishmaref traditional lands of the Iñupiat, Anchorage and Wasilla traditional lands of the Athabascan
Dedicated to the women who influence our lives
A Production of
Koahnic Broadcast Corporation and INDIGEFI
