First look at Alaska comedy footage offered in screening
June 10, 2014
907-474-2417
6-9-2014
The University of Alaska Fairbanks film mentorship program will offer an early peek at footage from its new production, the comedy short "It Feels Good to Be a Good Person," written and directed by acclaimed Inupiaq filmmaker Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, as part of a screening on Friday, June 13.
The Fairbanks Reel Alaska Mentorship Experience, a program within the UAF Theatre and Film Department, contracted with Treehead Films Inc. to assist with production of the comedy. The New York-based company is operated by MacLean and his creative partner Cara Marcous. MacLean's short film, "Sikumi (On the Ice)," won the Juror’s Choice Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. He directed a feature film, "On the Ice," in Barrow in 2010.
The screening is free and open to the public, and will begin at 7 p.m. in the Salisbury Theatre in the Fine Arts Complex on the Fairbanks campus. In addition to the preliminary footage from the most recent production, the event will feature a variety of films written, directed or produced by FRAME mentors.
Cast members in "It Feels Good to Be a Good Person" include Alaskan and Alaska Native actors Jake Waid, Allan Hayton, Gina Kalloch, Daniel Lin, Deenaalee Hodgdon, Ray DeWilde, Allison Warden, Princess Lucaj and the up-and-coming Quannah Potts. Nicole Cowans, Greg Goudy, Bruce Rodgers and other performers round out the cast.
Key personnel in the production include: UAF Professor Maya Salganek, executive producer and lead mentor; MacLean, writer and director; Marcous, producer; Jen Gerber, first assistant director; Shlomo Godder, cinematographer; Kevin Kniowski, key location sound; Evan Dalcher, production gaffer; Jon Huff, key grip; UAF Professor Brian Cook, head production designer, UAF Professor Bethany Marx, wardrobe, hair and make-up; Jessie Dorfman, lead editor; UAF adjunct Dave Selle, first assistant camera; and Holly Carroll, line producer.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 918-Alaska has been a critical partner with this year’s FRAME program, developing the first process trailer in Alaska.
The FRAME program provides training in film production, creating a work force of Alaskans able to fill vital roles when a filmmaker decides to shoot in Alaska. While the mentorship program allows UAF film students to earn academic credits with on-the-job training, participation is not limited to UAF degree-seeking students.
For more information, contact Holly Carroll at 474-5090.
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