Alaska Far Away
The New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colony
2008 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Paul Hill, Joan Juster |
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| Writer: | Paul Hill, Joan Juster, Jim Fox, Mark Lipman |
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| 'Alaska Far Away' tells the story of the Matanuska Colonization Project of 1935, a creative and controversial New Deal program that relocated 202 families devastated by the Great Depression, taking them from the upper Midwest to the Matanuska Valley in Alaska to start an experimental farming colony. It generated a whirlwind of publicity and controversy at the time, not only as a federally-funded social experiment, but also as one of the last pioneer movements in America. The Matanuska Colony isn't just a fascinating footnote to the history of Alaska. It encompasses the despair of the Depression, the creative energy of the New Deal, the adventure of pioneering in Alaska, and the best and worst of our government and ordinary citizens in facing those extraordinary challenges. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 06, 2008 |
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| Director: | Paul Hill, Joan Juster |
| Writer: | Paul Hill, Joan Juster, Jim Fox, Mark Lipman |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | alaska |
| Production Companies | Juster Hill Productions |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Peter Coyote | Narrator |
| Name | Job |
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| Paul Hill | Director, Writer |
| Joan Juster | Director, Writer |
| Jim Fox | Writer |
| Mark Lipman | Writer, Editor |
| Richard Koldewyn | Music Score Producer |
| Bob Edwards | Sound Mixer |
| Peter Dunne | Music Supervisor |
| Chris Gridley | Sound Editor |
| Carisa Kaplan | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Paul Hill | Producer |
| Joan Juster | Producer |
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