Inuit artist Asinnajaq plunges us into a sublime imaginary universe—14 minutes of luminescent, archive-inspired cinema that recast the present, past and future of her people in a radiant new light. Diving into the NFB’s vast archive, she parses the complicated cinematic representation of the Inuit, harvesting fleeting truths and fortuitous accidents from a range of sources—newsreels, propaganda, ethnographic docs, and work by Indigenous filmmakers. Embedding historic footage into original animation, she conjures up a vision of hope and beautiful possibility.
Kat Baulu
Producer
Asinnajaq
Director
Asinnajaq
Writer
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Kablunât: Legend of the Origin of the White People
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Kaali Goes for Seal Hunting
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The Hunters
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Nanook of the North
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