Films Using Actors

The drum party celebrations. When kids make music with the chanter.

Preparations for the drum party.

First part of the trip to Aramara. From Tatei-kie (center of the sierra) to las Tinieblas (where the deads arrive).

This is the first greenlandic feature film production. We´re inspired by ”Atanarjuat – The Fast Runner”.… En savoir plus

A musician, filmmaker, and a bank robber hang out together for a day on an island. Music by Juno award Winner Derek Miller.

Filmmaker: Derek Miller

Year of Production: 2009

Country: Canada

Part 4 of TV series for kids in Greenland. Created by filmmaker Laila Hansen. Filmmaker Laila Hansen creates 25 minutes per week children shows for TV Greenland.… En savoir plus

Rooted in tradition, adoption is a reality that all Inuit families have experienced. In Inuit culture, adopting a child from a relative, friend or acquaintance is a common practice. Marie-Hélène Cousineau, the adoptive mother of Alexandre Apak, lived in Igloolik, a small island southwest of Baffin Island in the Arctic, for many years.

Rooted in tradition, adoption is a reality which all Inuit families have experienced. In Inuit culture, adopting a child from a relative, friend or acquaintance is extremely common. Marie-Hélène Cousineau, the adoptive mother of Alexandre Apak, lived in Igloolik, a small island southwest of Baffin Island in the Arctic, for many years.

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.

Filmmaker: Arnait Ikkagurtigitt Collective

Filmmaker Contact: Visit our website www.arnaitvideo.ca or www.isuma.ca

Producer's Name: Arnait Ikkagurtigitt Collective

Women of the Video Collective reenact a traditional women's activity: the use of the qulliq.

The qulliq is the seal oil lamp and stove of the old days, the only source of light and warmth. The women tell the story in words and songs as they install the qulliq in their igloo.

Filmmaker: Arnait Ikkagurtigitt Collective

This video is a portrait of two women from Igloolik: Madeline Ivalu (Piujuq) and Susan Avingaq (Angutautuq). Piujuq translates as "pretty face" and Angutautuk as "strong young man". It contains images of both women from the past six years, engaging in community events. They perform many traditional songs.… En savoir plus

An experimental documentary about the relationships between director Marie-Hélène Cousineau and the women of Arnait Video Productions. The film is a self-portrait and an exploration of the distances travelled in life across land and time, through cultures and with personal growth and courage.

Filmmaker: Marie-Hélène Cousineau

A documentary from Arnait Video Productions (Women's Video Collective of Igloolik). Abandoned by her father, a White RCMP officer, Vivi Kunuk was adopted by the Inuk family of her mother who raised her as a boy. This is but one remarkable chapter in her life.