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Northern Games
198125 min 40 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Ken Buck
Production: Ken Buck
Script: Wilf PelletierNellie CournoyeaEdward Lennie
This title is an acquisition.
A film about the traditional games of the Inuit as they are practised 800 km north of the Arctic Circle by youth in competition from communities across the North. The film describes the skills required to play them; the traditions behind the games; and the spirit of co-operation, as opposed to hard competition, that inspires the participants.
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Subject categories
- Sports and Leisure - Winter Sports > Competitions
- Sports and Leisure > Games and Sports
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Sports, Leisure and Games
Credits
- director
- Ken Buck
- producer
- Ken Buck
- photography
- Ken Buck
- Luke Suluk
- sound
- Durward Wallingford
- Terry Orlick
- editing
- Ken Buck
- Sally MacDonald
- sound editing
- Ken Buck
- Sally MacDonald
- re-recording
- Robert Leclair
- commentary
- Wilf Pelletier
- Nellie Cournoyea
- Edward Lennie
- music
- Larry Crosley
Awards
- Fridtjof Nansen Award - Category: Sports and Expedition FilmsInternational Arctic Film Festival
- Prize for Best Sports Theme Documentary FilmInternational Sports Film Festival
- Bronze Medallion for Best Short DocumentaryHEMISFILM