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THE SUN AT MIDNIGHT
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Completed - ENGLISH - First film, Environmental, Action/Adventure - 93 minutes

Log Line

Filmed at the Arctic Circle, "The Sun At Midnight" tells the story of an unexpected friendship between a hunter obsessed with finding a missing caribou herd and a teenage rebel who gets lost while on the run.

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Kirsten CARTHEW
Writer(s) : Kirsten CARTHEW
Cast : Devery JACOBS, Duane HOWARD

Producer(s) : Amos SCOTT (Jill and Jackfish Productions Inc.), Kirsten CARTHEW (Jill and Jackfish Productions Incs.)

Synopsis

In the wake of her mother’s death, Lia, a 16 year-old urban princess, is sent to spend the summer with her Gwich’in grandmother in a small Subarctic community. Desperate to return to city life she steals a boat and sets out into the vast Northern wilderness hoping to reach the nearest town. Totally lost, she is discovered by Alfred, a Gwich’in hunter who reluctantly takes her under his wing as he navigates the massive landscape in search of caribou. When Alfred is severely wounded in a bear attack Lia pushes on and fights to save both of their lives.

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Country(ies) : CANADA

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Festivals and Awards

ImagineNATIVE 2016
Whistler 2016 (Borsos for Best Overall Performance (Devery Jacobs))
Victoria Film Festival 2017 (tbd)
Available Light Film Festival 2017


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