Maya Salganek is the founding Director of the Film Program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and assistant professor of Film/Video Arts. She is a producer of feature length films "Chronic Town"; "Dear Lemon Lima"; alaskaLand (2012)_; "The Messenger"; "Mining for Ruby", and as director/producer for short narrative, documentary, and educational films ("The Muse" "Honoring the Gift: Ceremony, Celebration, and Community in Tikigaq Alaska"; "Games of Inua").