Inuit Movies

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A late-winter sea-ice sequence documenting camp building and seal hunting under extreme Arctic conditions.

A British explorer brings an Eskimo hunter to London, where he misreads a woman.

A summer river sequence documenting stone-weir fishing, communal labor, and domestic life.

An early-autumn sequence documenting domestic life and a coordinated communal caribou hunt at a river crossing camp.

Inuit traditional face tattoos have been forbidden for a century, and almost forgotten. Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, together with long-time...

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...

A polar bear is hunted by Eskimos. But suddenly the hunt gets interrupted. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

A late-autumn seasonal sequence documenting camp building, fishing, tool-making, and preparation for winter as a Netsilingmiut family travels...

This short documentary studies life in the village of Kangirsujuaq, Nunavik. In this community on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, children’s...

Documentary that follows a lone Inuit as he hunts, fishes and constructs an igloo, a way of life threatened by climate change.

An intimate portrait of teenagers trying to understand their world and their possibilities. The film weaves together video shot by teens and by the...

Taqralik Partridge asks what if every language that had been lost to English — every word, every syllable — grew up out of the ground in...

The movie tells of the contest between two rivals for the love of an Inuk woman. The forces of nature will determine the winner.

He was called "He Who Has Two Souls". He was beautiful as a woman. And handsome as a man. He hesitated.

Kathrine Switzer, Siila Watt-Cloutier, and Sharon Farmer. They are the first woman to run the Boston Marathon officially, the first woman to connect...

In this feature-length documentary, 8 Inuit teens with cameras offer a vibrant and contemporary view of life in Canada's North. They also use their...

A late-spring sequence documenting domestic life, craft production, and a coordinated seal hunt on the sea ice.

Living with Giants delves into the imaginative world of Paulusie Kasudluak, a young Inuk facing responsibilities as he transitions into adulthood....

In 1953 the Canadian government relocated Inuit families from Northern Québec to the High Arctic, promising an abundance of game and fish and...