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NEWTOK THE SINKING TOWN

By Johanna SALOMAKI, Chiara BARBO

Documentary - Post-Production 2010

Newtok, a coastal native village in western Alaska is experiencing devastating erosion caused by climate change.

- Year of production
- 2010
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY, USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 85 mn
- Director(s)
- Johanna SALOMAKI, Chiara BARBO
- Writer(s)
- Andrea MAGNANI, Chiara BARBO
- Producer(s)
- Johanna SALOMAKI (Blaze Films Ltd)
- Synopsis
- Frozen earth is melting. Houses are sinking into the mud. They are one of the first global warming refugees in Newtok, a Native Alaskan village, isolated from the rest of the world but self sufficient. The whole village has to relocate. Global warming is affecting their lives now!
- Partners & financing
- Development Funding from MEDIA Programme
  (Location photos by Phil Daquila)
- Production schedule
- Location scout + pilot shoot July 2010
  Principal Photography Dec 2010/Jan 2011
  Completion by Feb 2011
- Beginning of shooting
- Dec 01, 2010