Jackson Pearson, a high school sophomore, interviewed former Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski for his documentary filmmaking internship project on the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
When See Stories brought its documentary filmmaking program to Wrangell two years ago, most of the students who participated hadn't picked up a camera outside of what was on their phones.
Now, Laura Davies, a teacher at Stikine Middle School, is carrying on what she and her students learned by creating Stikine Stories, producing more documentaries and podcasts. One of her former students who participated in the original program even plans to make filmmaking a career.
Alaska-based See Stories, a nonprofit organization focused on building inclusive communities through film and storytelling, bega...
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