Simonie Michael Lane in Apex to close during day on Friday

Simonie Michael Lane in Apex will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, as a crew shoots scenes for an upcoming feature film.

Residents, businesses and their visitors will still have access to their properties, said Geoff Byrne, spokesperson for the City of Iqaluit, in a news release Wednesday.

People should expect to encounter slight delays to allow for the conclusion of filming activities, he said.

A road closure in Apex will affect Simonie Michael Lane from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday. (Illustration courtesy of the City of Iqaluit)

The film crew is capturing scenes for In Alaska, a production by Dutch director Jaap van Heusden that is co-written and co-directed by Iqaluit-based filmmaker Vinnie Karetak.

The plot centres around a 17-year-old boy from a small Alaskan village who becomes a wanted terrorist after shooting a hole into the trans-Alaska pipeline before escaping to Canada.

With an $8-million production budget, the film has received funding from the Netherlands Film Fund and Telefilm Canada, among others.