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I explain how I come up with an idea and the importance of exploring a subject in depth from all angles, like a detective.  

I share some of my interview techniques: being clear with people why I am filming this story;  asking the same questions to all the people I interview; filming beauty and action shots to edit with the interviews.

I share how we encourage actors to get into character, the little games they play, and some of the challenges for the director.

I talk about how building a crew in the North is different then in the South and discuss some of the crew dinamics and the challenges of being a director.

I encourage filmmakers to play with their material and use the freedom that new technologies allow them. To me editing is similar to the process of carving a sculpture.

I put Inuit audience in first place and urge filmmakers to ensure that what is presented on screen is realistic to Inuit.

I give advice to aspiring filmmakers and encourage them to follow what is interesting to them and use their own style.

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2001
DURATION: 52 min.
GENRE: documentary
FORMAT: video, colour
LANGUAGE: Inuktitut, Fr-Eng st
DIRECTORS: Mary Kunuk, Marie-Hélène Cousineau
PRODUCERS: Mary Kunuk, Marie-Helene Cousineau… Uqalimakkanirit

Arnait Video Presents: Aqtuqsi (The Nightmare), Arnait Video Productions 1996, Director Mary Kunuk. Inuktut no subtitles.

Rose Ukkumaluk, an Igloolik elder, relates the tale of Attagutaaluk, a woman who survived a starvation and lived to become an honoured resident of Igloolik.

Arnait Video Presents: Charlie Pisuk, Arnait Video Productions. English.

Charlie Pisuk is your uncle, your cousin, your brother-in-law. What do you have to say about him? Someone is listening.