Kipinnquijaatiit BPN 4801 - 1995
About
Program name: Kippinnguijautiit
Kippinguijautiit (Things to Pass Time By):
This show entertains the audience with funny and interesting stories on traditional and contemporary Inuit way of life. Kippingujautiit features northern musical talent and coverage of games and special events. Kippinguijautiit was the most popular Inuktitut language program from the audience survey conducted in 1992. Kippinguijautiit is a half-hour program for the 16 to 60 year old age group. Kippingujautiit was produced and packaged in Iqaluit with segments provided by our other production centres. 1985 – 2009 approx.
Producer: Iqaluit – Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: Rosie Simonfalvy
Interviewer: Mary Siutiapik
Host: Joey Hildago
Location: Rankin Inlet
Segment 1: Joey Hildago talks about his filmmaking production business. He talks about his education, where he is from and how he started his business. Most of the film is about the ‘sea otter,’ which is a camera for under the water. There is also a demonstration of how the camera works.
Host: Saimatuq (Simata) Michael
Location: Iqaluit
Segment 2: This is an interview with an elder who was acting in a movie. The elder is from Iqaluit. The elder talks about how the movie was made and what she had to do. She also shows black and white photos during the interview.
Host: Rebecca
Segment 3: Comedy bloopers – There is a lot of laughter and storytelling of comical experiences. The two people who are sharing the funny stories are Ujualuk Etidluie (Cape Dorset) and Philipoosie Kooneeliusie (Pangnirtung).
Segment 4: Zeepeeti Nungaq (Zebedee Nungak) and his wife are shown playing accordion at Qaggiq in 1995.
The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, established in Canada's territory of Nunavut, has been producing Inuit language video, by, for and about Inuit since 1981. This video is from their collection and has been made available on the Internet for your enjoyment through funding provided by the Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut.
