Natar Ungalaaq
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Birthday: January 01, 1959
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Kabloonak
1994-01-01
Kabloonak
Overview: In 1922 the first documentary in the genre sense came on the big screen, "Nanook of the North" (1922). Kabloonak is the story of the making of this movie for which the story was partially staged by his director 'Robert Flaherty'.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
2006-03-11
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Overview: Based on the journal of Knud Rasmussen's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922 across arctic Canada. The film is shot from the perspective of the Inuit, showing their traditional beliefs and lifestyle. It tells the story of the last great Inuit shaman and his beautiful and headstrong daughter; the shaman must decide whether to accept the Christian religion that is converting the Inuit across Greenland.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: iu
Release Date: 2006-03-11
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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
2002-02-01
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Overview: Based on a local legend and set in an unknown era, it deals with universal themes of love, possessiveness, family, jealousy and power. Beautifully shot, and acted by Inuit people, it portrays a time when people fought duels by taking turns to punch each other until one was unconscious, made love on the way to the caribou hunt, ate walrus meat and lit their igloos with seal-oil lamps.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: iu
Release Date: 2002-02-01
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Ski-Doo
2022-03-24
Ski-Doo
Overview: Ali, a teenage Inuit hip hop fan, lives in Ivujivik, a small Arctic village where nothing interests him. All of his problems seem to materialize in his father's old snowmobile, constantly breaking down. His only way out ? The famous Rich E. Murdoch, Ali’s favorite rapper.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: iu
Release Date: 2022-03-24
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The Legend of Sarila
2013-02-21
The Legend of Sarila
Overview: Three young Inuits set off in search of a promised land to save their clan from starvation.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-21
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Slash/Back
2022-06-24
Slash/Back
Overview: In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-24
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That Which Once Was
2011-04-18
That Which Once Was
Overview: In 2032 an eight-year old boy, displaced by global warming, fends for himself as an environmental refugee in a hostile northern metropolis. Haunted by memories of flooding that left him homeless and orphaned, the boy forms an unexpected friendship with an Inuk ice carver who helps him confront his past.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-18
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Iqaluit
2016-09-15
Iqaluit
Overview: Travelling to the Arctic for the first time, Carmen arrives in Iqaluit to tend to her husband, Gilles, a construction worker who has been seriously injured. Trying to get to the bottom of what happened, she strikes up a friendship with Noah, Gilles' Inuk friend, and realizes they share a similar story. Together, Carmen and Noah head out on the Frobisher Bay - she, looking for answers to her questions; he, trying to stop his son from committing what can't be undone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-09-15
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Maïna
2013-09-12
Maïna
Overview: Maïna is the daughter of the Innu leader Mishtenapuu, who attends a bloody confrontation between his clan and the clan of "Men of the Land of Ice." Following this confrontation, Maïna chooses a mission that will change her life. To fulfill the promise that she has made to her friend Matsii on her deathbed, she embarked on the trail of their enemies to deliver Nipki, a 11 year old boy that the Inuit have captured. But she was also taken as prisoner by Natak, the leader of the Inuit group, and forcibly taken to the Land of Ice.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: iu
Release Date: 2013-09-12
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004-01-01
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Overview: This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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The Necessities of Life
2008-08-25
The Necessities of Life
Overview: In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-08-25
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The Grizzlies
2019-04-19
The Grizzlies
Overview: In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-19
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