This Place Called Nuka: Courting Adventure in Wild Alaska
Jeff and Angela wanted to have a camping trip that never ended, and to see if they could live off the land. So they dropped out of college to attend the “school of life.”
They hired a boat captain to ferry them—along with kayaks, snowboards and 30,000 pounds of building materials—to a patch of spectacular wilderness tucked between a glacier and the Gulf of Alaska, seventy miles from the nearest outpost.
"This Place Called Nuka: Courting Adventure in Wild Alaska" brings their adventure to life.
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Dave WeichDirector
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Dave WeichProducerOut of the Book: Ian McEwan, Out of the Book: David Halberstam, Out of the Book: State by State
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Dave WeichWriterOut of the Book: Ian McEwan, Out of the Book: David Halberstam, Out of the Book: State by State
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Michael NipperDirector of Photography
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Michael NipperEditor
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Jeff EricksonKey Cast
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Angela Joy BrownKey Cast
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Leah KenneyKey Cast
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Robb KalerKey Cast
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Ron EricksonKey Cast
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Jan EricksonKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Adventure, Outdoors
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Runtime:22 minutes 20 seconds
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Completion Date:June 9, 2017
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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2018 Flagstaff Mountain Film FestivalFlagstaff, Arizona
February 17, 2018 -
2018 Spokane International Film FestivalSpokane, Washington
February 4, 2018
Audience Award: Best Short (US & Canada) -
2018 Maine Outdoor Film FestivalEdgecomb, Maine
September 27, 2018 -
2018 Jefferson State FLIXX FestFort Jones, California
September 20, 2018 -
2017 Portland EcoFilm FestivalPortland, Oregon
October 1, 2017 -
2017 Oregon Independent Film FestivalPortland, Oregon
September 23, 2017
Dave is the creator and producer of three 40-minute films about authors and artists. Each screened in more than 70 North American cities; the third, “State by State,” was recommended by the New Yorker. He's published hundreds of interviews with subjects including Annie Leibovitz, Michael Palin, Barbara Walters and John Irving. In 2010, Dave founded Sheepscot Creative, where he develops communication strategies and produces multimedia narratives on behalf of organizations that improve the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest.