Jewel’s Hunt (2019)
November 18, 2019Release Date
Jewel’s Hunt (2019)
November 18, 2019Release Date
Plot.
Sixteen-year-old Jewel Wilson is the next generation in a long line of prolific Inupiat subsistence hunters in Unalakleet, Alaska. Her ability to hunt moose is hindered by two pressing issues – scarce wildlife and the pressures of high school life. Finding sufficient food competes with track practice and homework in Jewel’s multilayered world. Along with her father, Jewel turns to the land to feed their family and finds that their village’s way of life is endangered by the same environmental shifts that could affect us all. In hunting moose, we see that Jewel is also hunting for answers. How will her village survive if subsistence hunting is threatened? Can she honor the traditions of her Elders while navigating the pressures and anxieties of a modern, connected teenager? "Jewel’s Hunt" proves to be both physical and philosophical in this insightful exploration of what it means to come of age in complicated times in Unalakleet, Alaska.
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Cast & Crew.
William Ryan Fritch
Original Music Composer
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer
Arjun Sheth
Sound Mixer
Alexandra Stergiou
Director / Director of Photography / Editor
Cass Gardiner
Producer / Additional Camera
Gina Pollack
Producer / Additional Camera
Jewel Wilson
John Wilson
Judy Wilson
Tia Wilson
Joe Katchatag
Details.
This Movie Is About.
woman director
native american
indigenous
alaska
moose hunting
subsistence living