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Newtok: The Water Is Rising
An Indigenous Yup’ik community in Alaska confronts erosion, thawing permafrost and flooding as the village works toward relocation.
2022 · 97 MIN · Directed by Michael Kirby Smith & Andrew Burton
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Why 4PLANET selected it
Climate change experienced as place, home, infrastructure and community rather than an abstract graph.
Availability
Official Patagonia film route; current availability is linked.