Ada Blackjack Rising
6 mins
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.
Maddy Kiminaq Alvanna-Stimpfle
Narrator (voice)
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk
Ada Blackjack
Maka Keixé Yaxtí Monture
Anna Agliu̇truqti
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk
Anna Agliu̇truqti
Paddy Eason
Executive Producer
Paddy Eason
VFX Supervisor
Brice Habeger
Director
Brice Habeger
Editor
Brice Habeger
Co-Writer
Brice Habeger
Producer
Holly Mititquq Nordlum
Producer
Holly Mititquq Nordlum
Graphic Designer
Don J. Rearden
Screenplay
Zachary Melms
Director of Photography
Zachary Melms
Colorist
Aaron Bailey
Art Direction
Aaron Bailey
Prop Designer
Brent Yontz
VFX Artist
Dennis Davis
Additional Photography
Dan Lee
Grip
Yaayuk Alvanna-Stimpfle
Translator
Peter Ratner
Music Arranger
Emily Hofstaedter
Recording Supervision
Jennifer Niven
Writer