''There Is a House Here'' is a Canadian documentary film by Alan Zweig, which premiered at the

2017 Toronto International Film Festival The 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 7 to 17 September 2017. There were fourteen programmes, with the Vanguard and City to City programmes both being retired from previous years, with the total number of films down b ...

. Taking its name from the English translation of

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 ...

, the film explores several visits by Zweig to the Canadian territory of

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'' ...

, accompanied by rock singer

Lucie Idlout Lucie Idlout (born Tatanniq Lucie d'Argencourt, 1972/1973) is a Canadian singer/songwriter from Iqaluit, Nunavut. She is the daughter of Leah Idlout-Paulson and granddaughter of Joseph Idlout. After the release of several EPs, Idlout's first full ...

."Trailer for Alan Zweig’s TIFF-bound ‘There is a House Here’"
''POV'', August 15, 2017.

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* 2017 films Canadian documentary films Documentary films about Inuit in Canada Films directed by Alan Zweig Films shot in Nunavut 2017 documentary films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub