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Release Date:
January 1, 1998
Original Title:
Amarok's Song - The Journey to Nunavut
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ONF | NFB
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 75
In this feature-length documentary, three generations of the Caribou Inuit family come together to tell the story of their journey as Canada's last nomads. From the independent life of hunting on the Keewatin tundra to taking the reins of the new territory of Nunavut on April 1, 1999, we see it all. The film is the result of a close collaboration between Ole Gjerstad, a southern Canadian, and Martin Kreelak, an Inuk. It's Martin's family that we follow, as the story is told through his own voice, through those of the Elders, and through those of the teens and young adults who were born in the settlements and form the first generation of those growing up with satellite TV and a permanent home.
Cinematography:
Andrei Khabad
Michael Parsons
Director:
Martin Kreelak
Ole Gjerstad
Editor:
Howard Goldberg
Executive Producer:
Graydon McCrea
Music:
Janet Lumb
Dino Giancola
Producer:
Lucie Pageau
Malcolm Guy
Janice Epp
Ole Gjerstad
Joe MacDonald
Script:
Ole Gjerstad
Martin Kreelak
Sound:
Samuel Iqtiliq
Nick Huard
Sound Editor:
Paul Herspiegel
Sound Mixer:
Paul Herspiegel
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