Aurora Love

Dir. Fritz Mueller, 2019 | Yukon | 52 MIN | DOC The neon lights of downtown Tokyo are a world away from the darkness and cold of the Canadian North. But for many people in Japan, the opportunity to see the aurora borealis is a once in a lifetime trip. Yukon filmmakers Fritz Mueller and Teresa Earle set out for Yellowknife to discover what fuels this passionate cultural obsession. In English and Japanese, w/ English Subtitles Kid-friendly

Screens with: Stories For the Arctic Refuge Dir. Krista Davis, 2019 | Yukon | 15 MIN | DOC Follows a group who are hiking through Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in hopes of meeting the Porcupine Caribou Herd. The narrator, admitting to a perverse desire to be close to everything, wants nothing but to spoon a caribou. Her Gwich’in friend Jeffrey challenges her throughout the trip to shift the way she imagines this closeness.

Recommended for ages 10+ Filmmakers in attendance.