Inuk
Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and ...
Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actress. A founding partner in
Arnait Video Productions Arnait Video Productions (Women's Video Workshop of Igloolik) is a women's filmmaking collective that aims to value the voices of Inuit women in debates of interest to all Canadians. Arnait is related to Isuma Productions.
History
Arnait was foun ...
, a women's filmmaking collective based in
Igloolik
Igloolik ( Inuktitut syllabics: , ''Iglulik'', ) is an Inuit hamlet in Foxe Basin, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, northern Canada. Because its location on Igloolik Island is close to Melville Peninsula, it is often mistakenly thought to be on th ...
,
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
, she is most noted for her work on the film ''
Before Tomorrow
''Before Tomorrow'' (french: Le jour avant le lendemain) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2008. Directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Ivalu, the film is an adaptation of the novel ''Før Morgendagen'' by Denmark, Danish writer Jø ...
(Le jour avant le lendemain)'', for which she received
Genie Award
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Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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("Pamani") at the
30th Genie Awards
The 30th Genie Awards were presented on April 12, 2010 to honour films released in 2009.Uvanga'' and ''Tia and Piujuq'', a costume designer for ''
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
''The Journals of Knud Rasmussen'' is a 2006 Canadian-Danish film directed by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn. The film is about the pressures on traditional Inuit shamanistic beliefs as documented by Knud Rasmussen during his travels across the C ...
'' and '' Searchers'', an art director on ''Uvanga'' and ''Searchers'', and co-director of the documentary films ''Anaana'' and '' Sol''.
She has published two children's books, ''Fishing with Grandma'' (2015) and ''The Pencil'' (2018), in collaboration with Maren Vsetula and illustrator Charlene Chua, and has performed as a storyteller on the children's television series ''
Anaana's Tent
''Anaana’s Tent'' ( iu, ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ, ''Anaanaup Tupinga'') is a Canadian pre-school children’s television show created by Taqqut Productions in 2018. It airs in Canada on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, APTN in both I ...
'' and in Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory's theatrical show ''Kiviuq Returns''.Carly Maga, "Kiviuq Returns: This myth is a hit". ''
Toronto Star
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