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MQT, MI

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Apayauq

Screened at FCFF 2023

  • Year 2023
  • Country United States
  • Runtime 16 min
  • Director Zeppelin Zeerip
  • Notes Michigan Premiere, Staff Pick, Adult Language
  • Topics
    • adventure
    • culture
    • diversity
    • first nations
    • winter

Film Synopsis

Apayauq Reitan’s journey of gender, mental health, and purpose on her way to become the first out transgender woman to complete the legendary Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska.

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