Ada Blackjack Rising
6 min
2020US
NR
History
100%
User Score
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.
Movie cast
Maddy Kiminaq Alvanna-Stimpfle
Narrator (voice)
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk
Ada Blackjack
Maka Keixé Yaxtí Monture
Anna Agliu̇truqti
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk
Anna Agliu̇truqti
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