First screen adaptation of ‘Two Old Women’ told in severely endangered Athabascan language

A still from the screen adaptation of Velma Wallis’ 1993 novel, “Two Old Women.” (Deenaadàį’ Productions)
Fairbanks-based Alaska Native filmmakers from Deenaadàį’ Productions are bringing an award-winning 1993 book to the screen for the first time.
“Two Old Women” is an adaptation of Velma Wallis’ novel of the same name – and in the new film, the story is told entirely in Gwich’in. It premiered in Hawai’i l