Watch POV Tonight

I know this is short notice but many of you have DVR or TIVO so you might be able to catch this. Also, since it's raining (here in NY anyway), you might just want to spend a nice, quiet night at home in front of your television. Big Mouth Films' (the documentary production company that I work for) latest documentary, Arctic Son, will be broadcast on PBS tonight, Tuesday, August 21 at 10pm as part of P.O.V.'s 20th anniversary season. P.O.V. is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. We've been working on this film for six years and to have a broadcast like this is really, really exciting!

Here is a little blurb about the film:

In "Arctic Son," the clash of tradition and modernity puts a Native father and son at odds in the remote village of Old Crow, 80 miles above the Arctic Circle. Stanley Jr., raised in Seattle, is drifting deeper into drinking and partying. Stanley Sr., a distant, philosophical figure to his son, keeps the ways of his Gwitchin ancestors alive by hunting, fishing and living by his wits in the harsh Arctic environment.

The New York Times did a review of the film which was pretty cool. They had a nice quote. The writer called it “a chance to see something of the country and the lives that remain at the mercy of others.” In my humble opinion, Stan Jr. is such a great, interesting, troubled, real guy and his and his father's story is one worth seeing. Plus, and I am totally biased, the film is really beautiful.

So check it out if you can.

Comments

[kim gittens]

one of the best documentaries ive seen in along time; it was seemless, and empowering seeing kin helping kin, their own helping their own.

damn - go big mouth!

[tuckergurl]

Thanks! I'll pass it along to Andrew (the director).