Arctic Son

The chronicle of a family's first year alone in Alaskan wilderness here is a poetic exploration into what we value in life. In 1992 Jean Aspen took her husband Tom and their young son to live in Alaska's interior mountains where they built a cabin from logs hunted for food and let the vast beauty of the Arctic close around them. Jean had faced Alaska's wilderness alone before in a life-altering experience she shared in ARCTIC DAUGHTER: a Wilderness Journey. Cut off from the rest of the world for more than a year now her family would discover strength and beauty in their daily lives. They candidly filmed themselves and later produced a companion documentary ARCTIC SON: Fulfilling the Dream which shows on PBS stations across the nation. From an encounter with a grizzly bear at arm's length to a challenging six-hundred-mile river passage back to civilization ARCTIC SON chronicles fourteen remarkable months alone in the Brooks Range. At once a portrait of courage a lyrical odyssey and authentic adventure this is a family's extraordinary journey into America's last frontier. Follow them at www.jeanaspen.com