A Copper Dog Film

Film Synopsis

A year in the making - a story of the beauty of a peninsula, the power of its community, and how they overlap in an annual dogsled race.

Showings

  • Filmmakers in attendance
  • Subjects in attendance
  • Contains adult language

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