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.
Made Possible with Funding from Koahnic Broadcast Corporation National Endowment for the Arts 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 | ILAKUS DRUM GROUP “TRUE NORTH” BY TREVOR KOWALISKI
ADDITIONAL MUSIC | 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
