Indie Films

Indie Alaska

INDIE ALASKA is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios. The weekly videos will capture the diverse and colorful lifestyles of everyday Alaskans at work and at play. Together, these videos will present a fresh and authentic look at living in Alaska. Music by Starship Amazing.

This artist hopes you'll draw on your vintage clothes | INDIE ALASKA

5m 26s

Meg Kelley has been crafting since she was a kid learning to live with an ADHD diagnosis. Now as an adult living in Anchorage, Alaska, Meg is realizing the uniqueness of her internal world is helping her tap into her artistic creativity in new and inspiring ways. Now the art scene in Alaska is inspiring Meg to leave her 15-year career in the medical field behind to explore her passion for fashion.

Episodes

  • What is ski biking? And why is it so fun?! | INDIE ALASKA: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What is ski biking? And why is it so fun?! | INDIE ALASKA

    S10 E4 - 4m 31s

    Ski bikes are becoming more common at ski resorts across Europe and in some parts of the U.S., but Claudine Haynes is on a mission to bring it to Alaska. Inspired by her love of the easy-to-learn sport, she is building her own ski bikes and even inviting strangers to her house in Eagle River, AK to try it out themselves.

  • Beaded flowers and birds are a cultural link for this artist: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Beaded flowers and birds are a cultural link for this artist

    S10 E3 - 4m 50s

    Angela Łot'oydaatlno Gonzalez is a Koyukon Athabascan woman who learned traditional beading as a child. But with the hustle and bustle of adulthood, she lost touch with some of her Alaska Native cultural traditions. When she finally had the chance to start beading again she was reminded of its powerful cultural connection.

  • Where are they now? 100 Stone Project | INDIE ALASKA: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Where are they now? 100 Stone Project | INDIE ALASKA

    S10 E2 - 2m 14s

    Five years ago, INDIE ALASKA featured Sarah Davie's 100 Stone project, a massive sculpture installation in Anchorage that was used to shed light on individuals dealing with depression and suicide. We caught up with Sarah to see what the 100 Stone project meant to her and what she's working on now.

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