Dawson City, in the Yukon Territory, was a remote but flourishing gold mining town in the early years of the 20th century. As the entertainment hub for the region it also had several cinemas showing silent films, delivered there at great cost. The cost of return was unfeasible so many of the films were simply buried. During later construction work the films were unearthed, including many that were thought lost forever. This documentary explores the history of the town, the dangerously flammable nature of the nitrate film stock used, and the ultimate restoration of the films.