My Brand New Life - Inuit Games

200323 min 33 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Germán Gutiérrez

Production: Ina FichmanPierre Lapointe (National Film Board of Canada)Sally Bochner

Produced by Productions La Fête Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, in association with YTV, TFO and Discovery Kids, with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, with the assistance of Québec Film and Television Tax Credit and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.

Eric, a young athlete from Montreal, excels at soccer, hockey and cycling, but when he sets out for the Arctic to take part in the traditional Inuit Games, he discovers that his skills for knuckle-jumping and high-kicking are minimal. After a week of training in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Eric learns a lot more than Inuit sports. He brings back to Montreal a whole new perspective on life, sports and friendship.

Subject categories

  • Children and Youth > Adolescent Social Behaviour
  • Sports and Leisure > ChildrenGames and Sports
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Sports, Leisure and Games
  • Sports and Leisure - Winter Sports > Winter Games

Credits

executive producer
Ina Fichman
director
Germán Gutiérrez
producer
Ina Fichman
Pierre Lapointe
co-producer
Sally Bochner
director of photography
Germán Gutiérrez
editor
Jason Levy
theme song
Skye Sweetnam
original music composer
Amerigo D'Amico
Mitch Magonet
production manager
Amy Webb
Alexandra Gunter
researcher
Ramelle Mair
sound
Philippe Scultéty
post-production creative consultant
Jean-Louis Côté
post-production services
Aprilmay Entertainment
sound design
Jason Levy
opening visuals
Alex Gelehrter
developer
Ina Fichman
Maureen Marovitch
online editor
Joseph Bohbot
post-production coordinator
Erin Whittaker
assistant on-line editor
Daniel Schioler
legal counsel
Marie-José Harel
development associate
Lorne Price
controller
Nadia Vallée
production accounting
Linda Boucher
development accounting
Sylvie Boulé