April 23, 2025 —

“Aboard the Dark Heart” by Nina Richotte | After After School Special

Nina Richotte and Olivia Olivia Okeahialam on “Aboard the Dark Heart”

ATMI producer Logan Ehrhart speaks with filmmakers Nina Richotte and Olivia Okeahialam about their short film “Aboard The Dark Heart” which played at the 2024 After School Special. Richotte directed the film that the two of them co-wrote and starred in. They also talk about Richotte’s film “Fairytale Gone Wrong” which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2023 After School Special.

[Filmed by Mo Spooner, Rhys James, Eli Rucksdashel, AJ Yambao, and Ormund Alaois. Edited by Eleanor Poe, Eli Rucksdashel, and Cat Whited. Intro bumper by Logan Ehrhart. Music by Ormund Alaois.]
[Back row, from left: Rhys James, Mo Spooner, AJ Yambao, and Logan Ehrhart. Front row, from left: Eli Rucksdashel, Nina Richotte, and Olivia Okeahialam.]

These filmmaker interviews were made possible with funding from Rasmuson Foundation through the Arts in Education Fund, administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts.