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Qallunajatut = Urban Inuk

Item number (ISN):

382378

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2005

Item number (ISN):

382378

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

IGLOOLIK ISUMA PRODUCTIONS INC.

Accession:

2005-0303

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2005

Production company:

English version with English subtitles
Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.
Kunuk Cohn Productions Inc.

Production credit:

director/script, Jobie Weetaluktuk; producer/sound, Katarina Soukup; executive producer, Zacharias Kunuk; Norman Cohn; script, Jayson Kunnuk; photography, François Beauchemin; editing, Marie-Christine Sarda; Jean-Michel Laprise; sound, Oleksa Lowzowchuk; Marcel Fraser; Diane Carriere; Lynne Trepannier; Phillipe Scultety; Lisa Laforest

Country of production:

cn

Distributor name:

Isuma Distributing International

Description:

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Only two generations ago, Inuit lived in little nomadic hunting camps scattered across the great Arctic landscape. Since the 1950s, their traditional lifestyle has undergone a significant transformation from Stone Age to Information Age, as Inuit first relocated, often by force, to government-operated settlements, and, more recently, beyond the settlement into southern cities. QALLUNAJATUT (URBAN INUK) is a documentary that explores the problem of Inuk dislocations from their traditional Arctic homelands, cornerstones of their culture, history, and traditional social structure. The film deals with the urbanization of the Inuit psyche, as Inuit increasingly move away from a direct connection to the land that has sustained their culture for thousands of years. QALLUNAJATUT provides a unique and emotional perspective on problems facing those who want to live Inuit lives in Canadian contemporary / modern urban environments. The film follows the lives of three Inuit in Montreal, Québec, over the course of one summer. First, we meet Jayson Kunnuk and his friend Charlie Adams, a renowned Nunavik singer/songwriter. They are both homeless and spend their days on the streets of Montreal. There, they meet Pitsulala Lyta, an Inuk outreach worker for the Native Friendship Centre. Originally from Iqaluit, Pitsulala came to Montreal at the age of 17. Even though she lived on the street for many years, she has managed to turn her life around and is now devoted to helping homeless Inuit get their bearings in the city. <46mn 13s>

Language:

Inuktitut with English subtitles

Notes:

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1. Produced with the participation of Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada (Telefilm Canada: Equity Investment Program) and the Canadian cable industry (CTF: Licence Fee Program); Government of Canada - The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.~2. Produced with the participation of the Government of Québec - Film and Television Tax Credit - Gestion SODEC; SODEC - Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, Québec.~3. Produced with the collaboration of Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV); Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN).

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Vault ISN:

441317

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V7 2007-08-0076

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

46:13

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

441318

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2007-08-0035

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

46:13

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

797615

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

382378.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-08-0076

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

797616

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

382378.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-08-0076

Status:

REF
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2007-08-0035

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc., 2005.~Copyright owner: Kanuk Cohn Productions Inc., 2005.

Reproduction access:

With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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