Author: Pat

News of a film noir short dropped on my doorstep while I was out of town and it sounds promising. The film, Strictly Business: The Prologue comes from filmmaker Daniel Hernandez of Borderline Pictures and was shot entirely in Alaska. It seems to be influenced, at least slightly, by the Veco investigations.

“America’s most distant metropolis is hooked on some of the finest narcotics in the world. The man working this lucrative drug empire has no idea he’s about to lose it all when the boss he’s never met goes on trial.”

Strictly Business: The Prologue
Friday, March 19th @ 8:00pm
T.K. Maguire’s Lounge
Prospector Hotel
Free Admission

The Juneau Economic Development Council is looking for local filmmakers to create videos for Google’s Ultra High Speed Broadband Experiment.

Google will choose one or more community to use as a trial location for a new gigabit-per-second fiber network and these short films and videos could help influence their decision.

• JEDC Letter to JUMP Society Filmmakers

I realize the deadline in this letter is the 19th but the final applications aren’t due until March 26th so I think there’s some flexibility if you’re interested in participating. I apologize for not posting this earlier, I’ve been traveling and generally distracted.

If you’re interested in whipping something up, please contact Heather Brandon at 907-523-2334.

Elizabeth Peratrovich was one of the most influential civil rights activists in Alaska History and a new PBS documentary, “For the Rights of All,” has been created to share her story. The film blends new interviews with rare historic footage and reenactments and I’m excited to see the faces and names of the many local actors and filmmakers who participated in the production.

On February 16th, Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, there will be several opportunities to see the film. In Juneau, screenings will be held at the Goldtown Nickelodeon, Captiol Building and the UAS Egan Library.

February 16th Screenings

• Goldtown Nickelodeon – 7:00pm
  This screening is free and open to the public.
• State Capitol – Butriovich/Farencamp Room – 11:30am
  This is a special screening for legislators and staff.
• UAS Egan Library – 5:30pm
  The free UAS screening will have fry bread, refreshments and a chance to meet and talk with several of the actors.

For more information about the film, please visit Alaskacivilrights.org.