
2017
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.

Nanook of the North

Kivalina

They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit

Of Ravens and Children

Brother Bear

Living with Giants

People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

Kiyukta

From Darkness

The Annanacks

Nowhere Land

Kaali Goes for Seal Hunting

Qipisa

Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive

The Hunters

Highway to the Arctic

What Belongs to Inuit

The Good Canadian

The Shaman's Apprentice

Polar Bear Safari