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Si le temps le permet (version inuktitut)
200327 min 51 secFilm: Documentary
In the vastness of northern Quebec, on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, lies the village of Kangirsujuaq, in Nunavik. Here, tradition and modernity intersect on a daily basis. Teenagers lap up "southern" culture and play golf on the tundra. Their elders--many of them former nomads and hunters--are trying to get used to the strange feeling of staying put.
Elisapie Isaac, a young filmmaker born in Nunavik, decides to return to her roots on this breathtaking land. To bridge the growing gap between the young and the old, she lets Naalak, an elder, and Danny, a young policeman from Kangirsujuaq, tell us what they think.
She also speaks to her grandfather, now dead, and confides in him her hopes and fears. Above all, she asks the fundamental question: Can Inuit culture survive in the modern world?
In English and Inuktitut, with subtitles.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > ChildrenCultureLabrador and QuébecLiving in non-Indigenous CommunitiesSocial ChangeSports, Leisure and GamesTraditional way of life
- Social Issues > Identity and Survival
- Families > Indigenous Families
- Children and Youth > Indigenous Youth
- Indigenous Studies > Issues and Contemporary Challenges
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Religious Diversity/Heritage
- Geography > Territory: Indigenous
- Roles & Relationships > Indigenous Identity
- Indigenous Peoples: Canada > Inuit & Arctic Peoples (in Canada)
- Intangible Culture & Literature > Music & Dance
Awards
- 1st Prize Rigoberta Menchu Tum - Category: CommunityFirst Peoples' Festival (Land InSights)
- Claude-Jutra Award for Best hope of the yearRendez-vous Québec Cinéma
- Award for Best Documentary ShortFargo Film Festival
- Spirit AwardIndian Summer Deltavision Film & Video Image Awards
- Award of Excellence - Category: Documentary ShortIndian Summer Deltavision Film & Video Image Awards
- Honorable Mention - Category: Social Issues International Film and Video Festival