Inuit Movies

  • 2003
    If the Weather Permits

    If the Weather Permits

    If the Weather Permits

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    Director Elisapie Issac's documentary is a sort-of letter to her deceased grandfather addressing the question of Inuit culture in the modern world.

    If the Weather Permits
  • 1977
    The Hunters

    The Hunters

    The Hunters

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    This film joins a hunting-party of inhabitants of the Frobisher Bay Correctional Centre. The stalking, killing and skinning of seal and caribou are...

    The Hunters
  • 2017
    Qipisa

    Qipisa

    Qipisa

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    The director goes back to her roots in Pangnirtung, amongst her family and community. It leads her to another journey: to Qipisa, the outpost camp...

    Qipisa
  • 1932
    Fishing in Greenland

    Fishing in Greenland

    Fishing in Greenland

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    Danish documentary that follows fishermen in Greenland, from the time when fishing got industrialized. The filmcrew also captures ships fighting the...

    Fishing in Greenland
  • 1989
    Eskimos und die Zivilisation

    Eskimos und die Zivilisation

    Eskimos und die Zivilisation

    01989HD

    Short film about inuits

    Eskimos und die Zivilisation
  • 2017
    Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing

    Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing

    Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing

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    The story of an ice-fishing trip taken by two unlikely friends—Ukaliq the Arctic hare and Kalla the lemming. Well-meaning but impatient, Ukaliq...

    Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing
  • 2016
    The Owl and the Lemming

    The Owl and the Lemming

    The Owl and the Lemming

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    The oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. Inuit...

    The Owl and the Lemming
  • 2014
    Tuktumit

    Tuktumit

    Tuktumit

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    The film explores the way traditional hunting in Nunavut has evolved so that it can continue to play a vital role in contemporary Inuit culture.

    Tuktumit
  • 1975
    Natsik Hunting

    Natsik Hunting

    Natsik Hunting

    01975HD

    Mosha Michael made an assured directorial debut with this seven-minute short, a relaxed, narration-free depiction of an Inuk seal hunt. Having...

    Natsik Hunting
  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

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    Now it is July - summer. The run-off is in full spate and open water shows offshore. Ice cakes melt on the shingle. On the bay are ducks. It is time...

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
  • 2012
    Timuti

    Timuti

    Timuti

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    In Inukjuak, an Inuit community in the Eastern Arctic, a baby boy has come into the world and they call him Timuti, a name that recurs across...

    Timuti
  • 1932
    Greenland, 1932

    Greenland, 1932

    Greenland, 1932

    01932HD

    Danish documentary filmed in Greenland. Shows a lot of Greenlanders, skiing, hunting for birds, seals and whales, and ice fishing. Filmed by Dr. Leif...

    Greenland, 1932
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe

    Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe

    Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe

    01979HD

    In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, the camera explores, in exquisite detail, the daily hunt, fishing scenes and children at play...

    Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe