Documentary film “Last Call in the North,” directed by Colorado filmmaker Stan Bush, will have its Skagway premiere at the Skagway Public School on Sunday, February 15, at 5 p.m.
Filmed during the COVID-19 lockdown and then into the pandemic’s first two years, the documentary explores Skagway’s isolated wilderness utopia and tight-knit community of 1,000 citizens when its sole economic source – cruise ship tourism – is shut off for 30 months.
A former resident of Skagway, Bush will be at the screening for an in-person Question-and-Answer session.
The film is scored by Sub Pop Record’s indigenous musician group, Ya Tseen. The Explore Skagway in the Skagway Visitor Department is sponsoring the event with concession proceeds going to Skagway School’s Class of 2028.
“What happened in Skagway could happen anywhere that relies on a single industry’s success. The community graciously opened their lives to us so we could show what really happens when an entire town is in peril,” said Bush. “My hope is that viewers will see their own towns and neighbors from the example of this film and think about what can be done to protect the place they love,” he added.
Bush, who is the founder of Go North Productions, a Denver-based production company. A former reporter at CBS News Colorado, he covered politics, business, science, the environment, and the criminal justice system. He won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Breaking News and two Emmy Awards for his reporting on the effect of climate change on wildlife habitats, and was a frequent contributor to The CBS Evening News and CBS This Morning.
Bush now produces and directs short films, feature films, documentaries, unscripted television, branded content, commercials, and news features. He is a graduate of Syracuse University and currently lives in Denver with his wife and three children.
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