Movie Description
An American Ascent
(2014)Overview
An American Ascent documents the first African American expedition to tackle Denali, North America's highest peak and explores the complex relationship many African-Americans have with the outdoors. As the United States transitions to a 'minority majority' nation, a staggering number of people of color do not identify with America's wild places. By embarking on the grueling multi-week climb of the 20,327ft Denali, nine African-American climbers set out to bridge this 'adventure gap' - challenging outdated notions of what adventure looks like by changing the face of America's biggest and baddest mountain on the 100th anniversary of its first summit.
Featured Crew
- Director : Andy Adkins,George Potter
- Producer : Andy Adkins,George Potter
- Writer : Andy Adkins,James Mills
- Editor : Andy Adkins
- Cast : Shelton Johnson,Stephen Shobe,Erica Wynn,Tyrhee Moore,Scott Briscoe,Billy Long,Rosemary Saal,Ryan Mitchell,Stephen DeBerry,Adina Scott,James Kagambi,Robby Rechord,Madhu Chikkaraju,Aaron Divine,Jon Krakauer,Conrad Anker,Tom Choate,Martin Luther King Jr.,Charles Crenchaw,Sophia Danenberg
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Facts
Original TitleAn American Ascent
Status Released
Release Information
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2014-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 09m
Homepagehttp://www.anamericanascent.com/
Production CompaniesWild Vision,Floating Point
Genres
- Documentary
