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Request QuoteSarah Betcher has a masters degree in Cross-Cultural Studies from the University of Alaska Fairbanks focused ethnographic filmmaking. Her debut film, Tradition in Tune, takes viewers into the cultural world of the Athabascan fiddling tradition. Sarah is now owner of Farthest North Films and specializes in creating media that communicates across cultures. She has produced film material for the Smithsonian Institution’s Arctic Studies Center, departments at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and several Alaska Native and non-Native organizations. Sarah’s film projects have been funded by National agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation and the United State Department of Agriculture; as well as several other Native and non-Native agencies. Recently, Sarah became an award-winning recipient of a Greenpeace documentary film competition with her work titled "Sea Ice Secure", exploring sea ice use in a changing Arctic landscape.
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Produced for University of Alaska Fairbanks
The activities of subsistence hunters and gathers are dramatically effected every day by weather and climate. Having accurate information to gauge ice thickness, wind, temperature can make the difference between success and failure, safety and danger. This film takes us to seven Northwest Alaskan communities to find out how people adapt to a rapid changing environment.
Produced for University of Alaska Fairbanks
Tied to the Land film series showcases 10 northwestern Alaskan villages as they adapt to rapid changes in climate, weather and resource development. Episode SEA ICE SECURE, A Greenpeace award winning film, showcases ways in which local people are seeking adaptive ways to go about their subsistence way of life in the wake of rapid change in the sea ice conditions.
For the past thirty years Native Fiddlers have gathered in Fairbanks Alaska to trade tunes, hear each others' unique styles and perform for a grateful audience. Tradition in Tune takes viewers to the thirtieth anniversary Athabascan Fiddle Festival, a four-day, non-stop expression of Native unity, culture and values.
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