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Producer Profile: Diane E. Benson and Jonathon Stanton

Series: Native Producer Profile
From: AIROS
Length: 00:27:55

Ben Kreimer speaks with Diane E. Benson and Jonathon Stanton, about their films incorporating Alaska Natives and their efforts to overcome harsh Alaskan environmental and racial obstacles. Read the full description.

Producer_profiles_small In the first interview, Ben Kreimer spoke with actress Diane E. Benson (Tlingit) about her portrayal of Alaska Civil Rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich, in the Jeffry Silverman documentary, For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska. The film tells the story of Alaska Natives and the injustice they experienced from the United States government.



In the second producer profile, Kreimer spoke with filmmaker and adventure athlete Jonathon Stanton about his new documentary, Games of the North: Playing for Survival. Games of the North: Playing for Survival, showcases Indigenous Arctic sports that incorporate survival skills necessary to inhabit the extreme Arctic environment.


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Piece Description

In the first interview, Ben Kreimer spoke with actress Diane E. Benson (Tlingit) about her portrayal of Alaska Civil Rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich, in the Jeffry Silverman documentary, For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska. The film tells the story of Alaska Natives and the injustice they experienced from the United States government.

Read the Producer Profile article | Visit the For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska Trailer 
Visit the film's website


In the second producer profile, Kreimer spoke with filmmaker and adventure athlete Jonathon Stanton about his new documentary, Games of the North: Playing for Survival. Games of the North: Playing for Survival, showcases Indigenous Arctic sports that incorporate survival skills necessary to inhabit the extreme Arctic environment.

Read the Producer Profile article | Watch the Games of the North: Playing for Survival trailer

Visit the Games of the North: Playing for Survival website
 

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