A feature film shot entirely on location in Barrow, Alaska will have its first home state screenings in early 2012.
“On The Ice” is a fictional story about young teenagers from Barrow getting away with murder.
On February 17th, the movie will play at the Regal Tikahtnu Stadium in Anchorage and at the Regal Goldstream Theatre in Fairbanks.
The movie has been a festival favorite ever since it debuted at the Sundance film festival in January, and then went to Berlin where it won the best first feature award.
But despite its accolades, it had a hard time finding a distributor.
Producers of the film asked for help online and started raising funds by starting a kickstarter page.
Hundreds of people donated money and the movie reached a goal of $80,000 for distribution costs.
Editor's Note: Original press release listed Alaska's screening dates a week earlier than in article.
