An American Ascent
Directed by George Potter, Andy AdkinsAn 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climb of the 20,327ft Denali, nine African-American climbers set out to bridge this 'adventure gap' - challenging outdated notions of what adventure looks like by changing the face of America's biggest and baddest mountain on the 100th anniversary of its first summit.
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An American Ascent was released on 1 januari 2014.
An American Ascent was directed by George Potter, Andy Adkins.
An American Ascent has a runtime of 69m.
An American Ascent was produced by Andy Adkins, George Potter.
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climb of the 20,327ft Denali, nine African-American climbers set out to bridge this 'adventure gap' - challenging outdated notions of what adventure looks like by changing the face of America's biggest and baddest mountain on the 100th anniversary of its first summit.
The key characters in An American Ascent are Narrator (Shelton Johnson), Himself (Stephen Shobe), Herself (Erica Wynn).
An American Ascent is rated Not Rated.
An American Ascent is an Action, Adventure, Dokumentär film.
An American Ascent has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10.