Arctic Son (2006)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Andrew Walton

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Stanley, a young man from Washington State struggling to find direction in his life, visits his estranged father...

Directed by
Andrew Walton

Produced by
Dallas Brennan	....	producer
Katy Chevigny	....	executive producer
Chris Eyre	....	consulting producer
Elizabeth Mandel	....	co-producer
Nick Quested	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Rohatyn

Cinematography by
Jonathan Furmanski
Jeff Stonehouse
Andrew Walton

Film Editing by
Bryan Gunnar Cole

Sound Department
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer

Editorial Department
Daniel Cuthbert	....	first assistant editor
Cory Monden	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Erin O'Hara	....	composer: additional music

Production Companies

• Arts Engine
• Big Mouth Productions

Distributors

• Goldcrest Films International (2006) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• Goldcrest Post Production New York  ADR
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  audio mixing
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  foley
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  on-line editing
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  post-production facilities

Runtime:

USA:75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Arts Engine

a heartwarming documentary about a father and son who in the beginning share nothing more than a name, but find that they have things to learn from each other

How does the saying go? You can take the person out of the city, but you cant take the city of the person. Such is the same, or so it seems, for Stan Jr. as we follow him on his journey to Old Crow (a town above the arctic circle) to reunite with his father. You can't help but wonder if Stan Jr. will make it in a place so far and so different from home and you just have to sit back watch to find out whether or not he will. The most touching thing about this film, is watching this father/son duo realize their mistakes and try to make them right. It's a wonderful story that makes you believe in second changes and the possibility for not only change, but reconciliation. This film is not all serious, but not all fun and games either (it has the right amount of comedy, thanks often to the awkward silence between the two Stan's, mixed in it to break the mood). I highly suggest seeing this film... you won't regret it.