Alyssa Davis is the Moving Image Archival Intern for the Walker Art Center. Previously, Alyssa served as the Membership, Education, and Outreach Coordinator for the Dallas International Film Festival. She is a member of the Bentson Critical Group and can often be found at the Trylon Microcinema catching the latest film.
A Filmmaker Bears Witness to the Great Frontier
With daylight fleeting, a few things remain constant for dog musher Brent Sass: the unrelenting cold, the appetite of his 56-dog kennel, and his infectious singing. During December the Mediatheque is dedicating a playlist to Jonathan Rattner’s films Further In (2016) and The Interior (2015), which document Sass’s life in the Great Frontier. Here, a discussion with Rattner on his documentary approach, influences, and inspirations.