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  • Meeting the family in the production of Strange Embrace. Photo from trailer still

    Strange Embrace

    May 01, 2024

    A young woman is introduced to her boyfriend’s family through a series of emotional tests to decide the fate of their relationship. A short film by FLPA major Nolan Earnest

  • Pink Violet characters Dana (played by Isabelle Nygren) and Billy (played by Charles Wolgemuth) lay on stage in costume. UAF still from the Pink Violet trailer.

    Pink Violet

    January 01, 2020

    Pink Violet. Written and Directed by Keziah Anderson. Executive Producer, Maya Salganek.

  • Actress Ariana Polanco (as Leona) executes a water tank escape trick during the filming of Bodies of Water. UAF Photo by Maya Salganek

    Bodies of Water

    November 02, 2019

    Bodies of Water. Written by Adrina Knutson and Directed by Maya Salganek.

  • Marjorie Kunaq Tahbone portrays June in the Power of Words. UAF Photo

    Power of Words

    December 11, 2017

    Written by 'Wáats'adiyeí Yates. Directed by Maya Salganek.

  • Up close image of an eye reflecting northern geography. Photo by Maya Salganek

    Arctic Cinema and Science Film Festival

    March 12, 2016

    The Arctic Cinema and Science Film Festival was hosted by the UAF Theatre and Film Department in conjunction with the Arctic Science Summit Week and the Anchorage International Film Festival.

  • Sungauraq (played by Naaqtuuq Dommek) looks over a mask she has carved. UAF Photo.

    Sungauraq/Blue Bead

    May 04, 2013

    Suŋauraq/ Blue Bead is a journey of an Alaskan Iñupiaq student who carves her own life. Using Alaska Native carving traditions as a means towards self acceptance , she discovers her own vision through mask making and begins to heal from loss. Written by and Starring film minor degree student, Naaqtuuq Dommek.