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'Heart of Alaska' film To Premier in Homer

Photo Courtesy of Bjorn Olson.
'Heart of Alaska' premiers with two showings at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center in Homer Tuesday, November, 17th and Wednesday, November, 18th at 6:30 p.m.

Homer filmmaker Bjorn Oslon’s film, ‘Heart of Alaska’, is set to premier this week at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center in Homer. The film follows a Seldovia couple as they travel around Cook Inlet walking and pack-rafting with their two toddlers. They asked the people they meet one question: “Where do you see Alaska in 50 years?”. Bretwood ‘Hig’ Higman and Erin McKittrick talk about their journey captured in Olson’s new film.

Credit Photo Courtesy of Bjorn Olson.
Homer Filmmaker, Bjorn Olson, plans to bicycle along with his film as it goes on tour. He is set to show the film at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna on November 20th, at the KM Rae Building in Seward on November 24th, and the Cordova Center in Cordova on November 28th. Finally Olson says he'll ride his bike to Anchorage where the film has been selected to screen at the Anchorage International Film Festival in December.

‘Heart of Alaska’ was crowd-funded and made through the Seldovia non-profit, Ground Truth Trekking. The premier is Tuesday and Wednesday evening (11/17 & 11/18) at 6:30 at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitors Center. Olson says ‘Heart of Alaska’ has been accepted into the Anchorage International Film Festival and he plans to take it on tour around the state.

Daysha Eaton holds a B.A. from Evergreen State College, and a M.A. from the University of Southern California. Daysha got her start in radio at Seattle public radio stations, KPLU and KUOW. Before coming to KBBI, she was the News Director at KYUK in Bethel. She has also worked as the Southcentral Reporter for KSKA in Anchorage.