Sananguagat: Inuit Masterworks

197424 min 51 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Derek May

Production: Tom DalyColin Low

Script: Maudie Qitsualik

Co-produced by the NFB and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development of Canada.

An exhibition of Inuit carvings from public and private collections brought together by the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. This is the true art of the Inuit, the expression in stone, ivory and bone of their life and the animal co-dwellers of their Arctic domain. Alternated with close-ups of the exhibits are views of the daily life in the Iglootik settlement of the Northwest Territories, where the outdoor scenes were filmed.

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Subject categories

  • Visual Arts > Arctic RegionCarving and SculptureInuit Arts
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Northwest Territories, Nunavut and YukonTraditional way of lifeVisual Arts and Architecture

Credits

director
Derek May
editing
Derek May
producer
Tom Daly
executive producer
Colin Low
commentary
Maudie Qitsualik
photography
David De Volpi
sound
Jean-Claude Matte
sound editing
André Galbrand
re-recording
Michel Descombes

Awards

  • First Grand PrizeFestival international du film sur l'art
  • AwardFestival international du film de tourisme