Northern Lights captures the plight of immigrant Dakotan farmers as they toil and struggle against the encroaching combined forces of big industry and corporate finance. Amid this heightening tension, two young lovers find themselves swept up in the politics of the moment.

Shot on location on grain-rich black-and-white 16mm in the dead of winter and featuring an authentic cast of non-professional actors, this handmade masterpiece drawing on an intriguing hybrid of influences from activist filmmaking and Igmar Bergman remains a stirring monument to collectivist and radical filmmaking.