Chariot
Alyssa Loh, Writer
Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2021, Sloan Development Fellowship, Sundance Institute
Project Type: Feature
Genre: Historical Drama
Length: 120 pages
Field of Science: Geography, Physics, Arctic Ecology
Stage: Development
Synopsis
1958. In a purported attempt to “redeem” nuclear weapons, the American government embarks on a plan to blast a new harbor into the Alaskan coastline using five thermonuclear bombs—one of them 10 times the size of the weapon dropped on Hiroshima. A Native village next to ground zero must join forces with a young American scientist to face down the government and save their home from destruction. Inspired by true events.