"We chose Children of the Arctic because this extraordinary film about five Native Alaskan teens in Barrow, Alaska, the northern most community in the United States is important and timely. Every aspect of their daily lives, family history, customs, language, way of life and the environment that sustains them is at great risk of extinction. Nick Brandestini's portrait of the current lives of these teenagers and the decisions they have to make about their futures took us far away from the average cities in America to tiny towns in Alaska and helped us understand a very real gap in culture and values. Children Of The Arctic should be shown everywhere, including high schools and colleges."
