Rare showing of the award-winning Alaska film ‘Spirit of the Wind’
The film was released in 1979 and is not available on streaming services
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - It’s an Alaska Film that won the Grand Prize in the Independent Film Competition at the 1979 Sundance Film Festival (The Utah/US Film Festival at the time). “Spirit of the Wind” is now having a rare showing in Anchorage.
The film is about the early life of legendary sprint musher George Attla, also known as “the Huslia Hustler”. The movie covers Attla’s struggle with tuberculosis that left him with a fused knee and his rise to becoming a dog mushing champion.
Shot in Interior Alaska over the course of a year, it was made on a small budget with a crew of 5 to 6 people. It was director Ralph Liddle’s first time producing a feature film.
Originally shot on 35mm film, the movie has been through a digital conversion, bringing it up to its sharpest presentation since 1979.
“Spirit of the Wind” isn’t available on any streaming service. At one time it was available on DVD. On Sunday, November 16, there will be a benefit showing to support the Doyon Foundation and the Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association.
The showing will be Sunday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. at Bear Tooth Theatrepub.
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