PAFF 2013 Review: 'alaskaLand,' an Endearing Story of Brother-and-Sisterhood

From Shadow and Act Sat Feb 16 2013, 01:00:32

Chukwuma is living through that difficult in-between time in young adulthood that many refer to as finding yourself. He is caught in the schism between going to college and going to work, being a proud Nigerian and blending in as an American, and figuring out what he wants to do with his life in the long run. To complicate things, he's in Fairbanks, Alaska - one of the coldest and most isolated places in the country. It's in Fairbanks that Chukwuma - or "Chuck" as his friends call him - reunites with his younger sister Chidinma after a tragic accident separates them for two years. Through the course of getting to know his sister, Chuck is forced to...

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