Ak Military Spouse Project
| First Name: | Ira Hardy |
| Last Name: | Krista Katalenich |
| Email: | AKmilitaryspouseproject@gmail.com |
| Gender: | female |
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| Height: | 6' 0" |
| Weight: | 0 |
| Phone: | 917 582 4728 |
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| Projects: | This project documents the lives of Army wives living in Fairbanks, Alaska during and after their husband’s yearlong deployment to Iraq. It examines the personal background of each spouse as well as her relationship, the influence of the military on her life, and her community support system through interview footage and daily life. We watch as they gain a sense of independence and learn to deal with the isolation and extreme conditions of living 150 miles below the Arctic Circle. This film gives us a glimpse into the often-unseen impacts of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on women here at home. |
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Filmmaker’s Bios:Ira Hardy is a filmmaker from Fairbanks AK. He received his training in film at the AK Center for documentary film. For the past ten years he has made his living as a ballet dancer, as well as freelancing in production in film, television, and fashion. He has built sets for top designers at NYC Fashion Week, worked as a production assistant for the Food Network, and worked in the Art Dept on NBC’s America’s Toughest Jobs, when it was shot in Alaska in 2008. He was also a Camera Operator for the documentary “The Mount Marathon Experience”
Krista Katalenich has a Master’s degree in Northern Studies with an emphasis on Cultural Identity and Expression from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Part of her research has been on gender roles, particularly those among military spouses. She has been a military spouse for six and a half years, living in England, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky and Alaska. Throughout the past year she was a Family Readiness Group leader and co-leader at Ft. Wainwright, AK working with soldiers and spouses on the issues surrounding deployment.