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I AM YUP'IK // ESPN Films // Documentary Short

 
 
 
 

I Am Yup’ik

 

 
 

Directors: Daniele Anastasion & Nathan Golon
Director of Photography: Nathan Golon
Producer: Patrick White
Editor: Matt Cascella
Original Music: Brooke Blair & Will Blair  

A 16-year-old Alaskan Yup’ik teenager leaves his tiny village and travels across hundreds of miles of frozen tundra to compete in a basketball tournament and bring pride to his village. 

This short film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to be featured as an ESPN “30 for 30”.