Apayauq

Year
2022
Country
USA
Duration:
16 mins

Overview

Dog musher Apayauq Reitan is on a journey of gender, mental health and purpose to become the first out, transgender woman to complete the legendary Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska. Named for her great-grandmother, Apayauq defies stereotypes as she travels over the starkly beautiful, frozen landscape in the same manner as her ancestors. Her four-year-old self, who wanted to be a girl when she grew up, would be proud.


Commitment Grant Winner 2022

 

Production Team

Director
Zeppelin Zeerip

Film Contact

Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2023 Mountainfilm Festival.

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