Santa barbara international film festival canada 5 march 2017 kingston canadian film festival usa 28 may 2017 seattle international film festival australia 17 june 2017 sydney film festival spain 5 september 2017 a coruna subtitled version premiere spain 6 september 2017 barcelona subtitled version spain 7 september 2017. A nunavik rookie musher wants to keep traditional inuit dogs. It screened in stockholm film festival on 20 april 2010 in an unfinished version and made its official theatrical release in greenland on 11 may 2012. An inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of angry inuk on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. Directed by alethea arnaquqbaril inuit, the documentary seeks to inform audiences how animal rights groups, such as people for the ethical treatment of animals peta and humane society international, are negatively impacting inuit peoples livelihood. Antiseal hunting campaigns have attracted high profile supporters, and with them, hefty financial contributions. The canadian doc, which enjoyed its world premiere at the torontoset fest, follows a new generation of.
People often chuckle at this and want to read the credits in full, so here they are. Inuit are spread across extensive lands and waters, and their tiny population is faced with a disproportionate responsibility for protecting the environment. New movies in theaters 1917, underwater and more after a slow start to the year things begin to thaw up this weekend with the release of six new. In her awardwinning documentary, director alethea arnaquqbaril joins a new techsavvy generation of inuit as they campaign to challenge longestablished perceptions of seal hunting. Harnessing the persuasive power of cinema, inuk filmmaker alethea arnaquqbaril has crafted awardwinning films about inuit life and culture such as lumaajuuq and tunniit. Angry inuk is a 2016 canadian featurelength documentary film written and directed by alethea arnaquqbaril that defends the inuit seal hunt, as the hunt is a vital means for inuit peoples to sustain themselves. The seal hunt is not exactly a laughing matter, but humour and technical savvy go a long way to debunk certain claims. There are scenes that are downright funny, that break the tension and remind you that youre watching ordinary people who live their lives just like we live ours. Click on the link below and if you love what you hear as much as we do, like their photo and put them on the opening night stage in cannes for this years midem. Tracing the lines of alethea aggiuq arnaquqbarils tunniit. You can read it sequentially by scrolling down the length of the document. Angry inuk is a fulllength film which examines the important role of seal. Join us for free screenings of angry inuk and picturing a people.
Alethea arnaquqbaril is an inuk producer and film director from iqaluit, nunavut. The film has a counterargument for any false image one has seen before. In the end credits, i thank my husband for not divorcing me for taking 8 years to make a film. This course was initially designed as a grade 12 option but later expanded to included grade 10 to 12 outcomes as well. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. Now, a new generation of inuit, armed with social media and their own sense of. She is currently directing angry inuk, a feature documentary set for broadcast on.
Have students complete an exit note a single small sheet of paper with one phrase or idea written on it. Arnaquqbaril also completed animation training at the banff centre in a program. Santa barbara international film festival canada 5 march 2017 kingston canadian film festival usa 28 may 2017 seattle international film festival australia 17 june 2017. Angry inuk director alethea arnaquqbaril photo by carolyne weldon. A hot docs award winner, angry inuk is brilliant personal film by alethea. Now, a new generation of inuit, armed with social media and their own sense of humour and justice, are challenging the antisealing groups and bringing their own voices into the conversation.
In her personal, reactivist national film board documentary angry inuk, director alethea arnaquqbaril asks how does a culture with an understated anger fight against misinformers so outraged. Directed by alethea arnaquqbaril inuit, the documentary seeks to inform audiences how animal rights groups, such as people for the ethical treatment of animals peta and humane society international, are negatively impacting inuit peoples livelihood with. Angry inuk 2016 edit angry inuk is a fulllength film which examines the important role of seal hunting in inuit culture and the negative impact that activist organizations trying to stop the seal hunt have had on the lives of the inuit people. Angry inuk angry inuk, first debuted at the hot docs film festival in the spring of 2016.
Completion films is committed to the development and production of globally dynamic feature films and occasionally documentaries directed by some of the most talented filmmakers from africa. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Apr 28, 2016 video archive for the film angry inuk, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2016. I just watched your powerful film angry inuk and immediately search online to find where i could add my support. Dark meditation music, relaxing music, dark cello music for relaxation duration. Greenred productions relaxing music recommended for you. Find and apply to over 5,000 casting calls, auditions and roles on backstage, the most trusted platform for actors and models. Its called angry to be ironic, because of how inuit have a tendency to be calm and respectful even when were really mad or upset about something. The antisealing movements adverse impact on inuit communities is exposed in this hot docs audience award winner. Angry inuk contains important indigenous messages the world needs to hear. Angry inuk delivers important information about an issue we tend to think we know everything about and delivers a powerful emotional punch.
Our young men in particular are struggling, and have poorer outcomes compared to the rest. Canadian documentary angry inuk offers inuit view of seal. The film, directed by inuk alethea arnaquqbaril gives an indigenous pointofview to the antisealing ban. The film, which was completed mere days before its first hot docs. The film premiered at this years berlinale where variety hailed it as a classic comingofage story with a girlpower message, going on to win further kudos at hot docs and other festivals. Documentary angry inuk at hot docs fest shows role of. Apr 29, 2016 angry inuk delivers important information about an issue we tend to think we know everything about and delivers a powerful emotional punch. Inuk previously titled le voyage dinuk is a greenlandiclanguage film directed by mike magidson and cowritten by magidson, ole jorgen hammeken and anthropologist jeanmichel huctin. Have students complete an exit note a single small sheet of paper with one phrase or idea written on it that demonstrates one thing they have learned, felt or decided as a result of watching the film. From the outset of alethea arnaquqbarils eyeopening documentary angry inuk, it is clear that this is going to be a different take on seal hunting than the one that has dominated the mainstream.
Seal hunting, a critical part of inuit life, has been controversial for a long time. The film angry inuk, which looks at inuit and the sealing industry, received. Arnaquqbaril also completed animation training at the banff centre in a program offered by the national film board of canada. Stories in the media of brutality and exploitation were at odds with arnaquqbarils childhood memories of seal hunting with her family on remote baffin island. On one hand, angry inuk presents the easygoing inuit with their understated anger and their conscious near mystical thorough in using every bit of the seals, from their pelts to their innards. The inuk crew says, please check out this cool young group from californiamontrealparis. Alethea arnaquqbarils angry inuk has won the vimeo on demand audience award at hot docs. The companys filing status is listed as suspended and its file number is c2214523. Inuit have always been an afterthought in international discussions around seal hunting. Angry inuk delivers important information about an issue we tend to think we know everything. Documentary angry inuk at hot docs fest shows role of inuit in seal hunt. In angry inuk, director alethea arnaquqbaril joins a new techsavvy generation of inuit as they. Alethea arnaquqbaril msc is an inuk filmmaker, known for her work on inuit life and culture. The canadian doc, which enjoyed its world premiere at.
More than three decades passed before an inuk was able to make a feature film that showed a native perspective on the seal hunt. Please see it in the facebook post at the bottom of this entry. She is a 2017 ford foundation dissertation completion fellow and a 2016 visiting scholar in anthropology at the massachusetts institute of technology. Discuss with students their initial reactions to the various scenes and situations addressed in the film. May 07, 2016 documentary angry inuk at hot docs fest shows role of inuit in seal hunt.
Project muse seals, selfies, and the settler state. But pobodys nerfect, and flicks ltd nor any advertiser accepts liability for information that may be inaccurate. There is a problem with your email address and we are unable to communicate with you. Have students complete an exit note a single small sheet of paper with one phrase or idea written on it that demonstrates one thing they have learned, felt or decided. Angry inuk is a fulllength film which examines the important role of seal hunting in inuit culture. May 23, 2017 trailer for angry inuk an inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact that international campaigns against the seal hunt have had on their lives.
Angry inuk has its lighter moments, too as hardhitting as the film is, it also has its lighter moments, and i think thats what makes it so engaging. Inuit are spread across extensive lands and waters. Angry inuk shows the perfectly humane act of killing, gutting, and preparing the sealnot just for its fur, but also for the rich and tasty meats that sustain the community. Angry inuk by alethea arnaquqbaril nfb national film board of. Gendered violence and indigenous nationhood, explores the intersection of native american first nations womens reproductive justice and gender violence. Qajaaq ellsworth angry inuk contains important indigenous messages the world needs to hear. She is a graduate of sheridan college, and has completed four months of. From pamela anderson to paul mccartney, celebrities have voiced their outrage. The subject is very relevant to the documentary film i am working on at the moment, called angry inuk. Documentary angry inuk at hot docs fest shows role of inuit. Dec 04, 2018 in this essay, i analyze the brutality leveled against famed inuk throat singer tanya tagaq by settler environmentalists in 2014 after she posted online a photograph of her infant daughter next to a dead seal in solidarity with the proseal hunt indigenous activist sealfie campaign, as a primary example of this violence. Alethea arnaquqbarils documentary angry inuk is that longawaited film. Angry inuk contains a story thats over 4,000 years old. Beginning with a prologue in which the young titular character watches his father fall through weak ice and drown, the film cuts forward several years.
Wryly tackling both misinformation and aggressive appeals to emotion, inuk filmmaker arnaquqbaril equips herself and her community with the powers of social media. Seal hunting was a moral hot topic in the 70s and 80s, and has once again gained the worlds attention, but times have changed since then. Your film is very well made and really captures how important the commercial seal hunt is to your people and way of life. The odds were stacked against alethea aggiuq arnaquqbaril when she set off to make it. No matter where you fall on this issue, angry inuk is an impassioned and compelling film, that leaves us with a lot of important stuff to talk about. Retracing the lines of inuit tattoos 2011 special for me comes from knowing what happened behind the scenes. She learned lessons that eventually allowed her to make another very challenging and important documentary, the award winning angry inuk 2016. There was little support and no mentorship opportunities for her. Jan 22, 2014 beginning with a prologue in which the young titular character watches his father fall through weak ice and drown, the film cuts forward several years to when sixteenyearold inuk gaaba petersen. Part expose, part personal documentary, director alethea arnaquqbarils hot docs audience awardwinning film investigates the global. The film also posits that fighting seal hunting is an important part of fundraising campaigns for animal rights groups.
Canadian documentary angry inuk offers inuit view of seal hunt. Seal meat is a staple food for inuit, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Angry inuk 2016 an inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact. Her 2016 feature documentary, angry inuk, a spirited defence of seal hunting from an inuk. An inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of. The canadian doc, which had its world premiere at the fest, follows a new generation of inuit who confront assorted animal rights activist groups and defend their traditional hunting practices through techsavvy strategies. National canadian film day is brought to you by reel canada. Angry inuk is a 2016 canadian featurelength documentary film written and directed by alethea arnaquqbaril that defends the inuit seal hunt, as the hunt is a. Video archive for the film angry inuk, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2016.
Angry inuk is now playing in limited release at the hot docs ted rogers cinema in toronto. The ability for an inuk to break into the film industry in iqaluit, nu, as both creative force and. May 10, 2016 alethea arnaquqbarils angry inuk has won the vimeo on demand audience award at hot docs. In her awardwinning documentary, director alethea arnaquqbaril inuk takes on misconceptions of commercial seal hunting, introducing us to the individual inuit hunters and communities fighting to retain their ancestral rights and earn a living in todays international monetary economy, by focusing on her own relatives, friends, and community. On the other hand, the film shows the irate southerners with the slogans, campaigns, and ignorance to the cause against which they wage war. Watch the awardwinning angry inuk, free this month on nfb. Trailer for angry inuk an inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact that international campaigns against the seal hunt have had on their lives. Angry inuk is a 2016 canadian featurelength documentary film written and directed by alethea arnaquqbaril that defends the inuit. May 09, 2016 alethea arnaquqbarils angry inuk has won the vimeo on demand audience award at hot docs. In her awardwinning documentary, director alethea arnaquqbaril joins a new techsavvy generation of inuit as they campaign to challenge longestablished. She fought to make this film and, in making it, opened doors for other inuit to become involved in film production. To celebrate native american heritage month we will watch angry inuk by alethea arnaquqbaril.
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