Shaaghan Neekwaii (Two Old Women)

In a striking reimagining of Velma Wallis’ novel, this Gwich’in story is set in 1400’s Alaska follows two elderly women, Sa’ and Ch’idzigyaak, abandoned by their band in a desperate bid for survival as a brutal winter looms. With only the barest of tools and a fragment of family love to guide them, they must draw on their traditional knowledge and summon unwavering determination to survive.