Documentaries

Yupik director Aleksei Vakhrushev speaks with Lucy Tulugarjuk about his 2018 documentary The Book of The Sea, his career making films, and the importance of preserving traditions through cinema.

… Uqalimakkanirit

The history of changes experienced by Inuit people in the last sixty years is contained in the stories of Vivi Kunuk. 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.

… Uqalimakkanirit

 Rachel Uyarasuk skinning seal skin

… Uqalimakkanirit

Ataguttaluk - A Life to Live For (37 mins), NITV and Kingulliit Productions 2019, Director Carol Kunnuk. Inuktut w/English s-t.

Mixing historical photos, contemporary footage, and recreated scenes, this experimental documentary tells the story of a woman who survived a terrible starvation to become one of the most important residents of Igloolik.

… Uqalimakkanirit

 In Caribou Storyteller Elders tell stories of people who lived on the land; showing us what the story is today, what it looks like now and who goes there now…with many questions around: are people still hunting caribou?

Is it still a caribou route? Is it still accessable to this day?

… Uqalimakkanirit

NITV: Nunagijavut, NTI President Aluki Kotierk Inuktitut Interview (13 mins), NITV live productions 2020, Host Lucy Tulugarjuk. Inuktut no subtitles.

… Uqalimakkanirit

Lucy Tulugarjuk interviews Aluki Kotierk about NTI's role in the Phase Two Mary River Mine Techinical Hearings. 

ᓘᓯ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

… Uqalimakkanirit

Lucy Tulgarjuk and Jenna Amarualik talk with Madeline Ivalu, who teaches them about seal skin patterns, telling them the name of each pattern. 

… Uqalimakkanirit

Elder Madeline Ivalu teaches Lucy Tulugarjuk and Jenna Amarualik how to make seal skin mittens.… Uqalimakkanirit

For our first "Slow TV" show, Simeoni Qaunaq shows us how he gets his dog team ready, with some help from Bailey Ammaq. 

… Uqalimakkanirit