My hero brother, yonatan nirs film about a group of young men and women with down syndrome traveling through the himalayas, won the audience award, as well as the jury prize for best documentary. I wanted to make this film because it bothered me when i saw. An inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact that international campaigns. I just watched your powerful film angry inuk and immediately search online to find where i could add my support.
This award celebrates an indigenous filmmaker with special achievements in film this past year. The main article for this category is 2017 in film. The film itself takes audiences through a basic seal hunt as generations of inuitgrandparents, children, and grandchildrensearch the waters together. Inuit are spread across extensive lands and waters, and their tiny population is faced with a disproportionate responsibility for protecting the environment. It was directed by clay kaytis and fergal reilly in their directorial debuts and written by jon. Toronto angry inuk has been voted winner of the canadas top ten film festival peoples choice award. This category has the following 31 subcategories, out of 31 total.
Dec 07, 2016 part expose, part personal documentary, director alethea arnaquqbarils hot docs audience awardwinning film investigates the global antisealing movements damaging impact on inuit. Jun 26, 2017 angry inuk carries on like this for about half of its runtime, providing a primer on the seal hunting debate before bringing up more convincing arguments. Santa barbara film festival 2017 winners full list. May 1117 films to watch on uk tv and streaming services this week. The website has a complete event listing of all screenings. Speaking with one another february 1626, 2017,western canadas premier indigenous multidisciplinary performing arts festival. Mar, 2017 angry inuk calls for change both poignantly and earnestly as arnaquqbaril takes a stand for her inuit community. Now, a new generation of inuit, armed with social media and their own sense of humour and justice, are challenging the antisealing groups and bringing their own voices into the conversation.
Angry inuk 2016 the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the inuit. Alethea arnaquqbaril inuit for angry inuk aboriginal peoples television network award. Apr 19, 2017 angry inuk trailer from nfbmarketing on vimeo. Dec 04, 2017 angry inuk film movement documentary exploring the role of seal hunting in inuit tradition. Where the film gets really interesting is where arnaquqbaril tries to. Alethea arnaquqbaril in an inuk filmmaker that specializes in producing films with a focus on the inuit, their culture and their issues. Your film is very well made and really captures how important the commercial seal hunt is.
Jennie kermode alethea arnaquqbaril, presenting as well as producing, paints a bleak portrait of the impact of pressures on the seal trade. Angry inuk i dont think i could ever kill a seal or a dear or a pig or a cow, but, as mentioned previously, i do eat meat and understand that somewhere down the line the lives of the animals i consume are cut short, that someone else brought their lives to an end, and they may earn their livings by. Part expose, part personal documentary, director alethea arnaquqbarils hot docs audience awardwinning film investigates the global antisealing movements damaging impact on inuit. Angry inuk shows the perfectly humane act of killing, gutting, and preparing the sealnot just for its fur, but also for the rich and tasty meats that sustain the community. Teen odyssey we talk to never rarely sometimes always director eliza hittman and star sidney flanigan about their quietly devastating drama. With origins only a few months away block out june 25 in your diary now.
Still, i managed to see six documentaries at this years docfest in belleville. Part expose, part personal documentary, director alethea arnaquqbarils hot docs audience awardwinning film investigates the global. Angry inuk contains a story thats over 4,000 years old. How does a culture with an understated anger confront a group that is exactly the opposite. Now, a new generation of inuit, armed with social media and their own sense of humour and justice, are challenging the antisealing groups and bringing their own voices. In the vast snowy landscape of iqaluit, the capital city of nunavut, alethea arnaquqbaril narrates a truetolife image of the cultural practice of. May 23, 2017 angry inuk trailer 2016 trailer for angry inuk. The seal hunt is not exactly a laughing matter, but humour and technical savvy go a long way to debunk certain claims.
Santa barbara film festival 2017 winners full list deadline. Angry inuk challenges mainstream antiseal rhetoric. Sound editormixercomposer trying to watch more movies. Later on, one of the films subjects shows off a photo of two young children grinning ear to ear while covered in seals blood, and points out that in any other culture people would be horrified by.
Angry inuk is a 2016 canadian featurelength documentary film written and directed by alethea arnaquqbaril that defends the inuit seal hunt, as the hunt is a. Thanks to a grant from the lovely film london, ive been at the berlinale. The good catholic, my hero brother win top awards at santa barbara film festival more my hero brother, yonatan nirs film about a group of young men and women with down syndrome traveling through the himalayas, won the audience award, as well as the jury prize for best documentary. Some of my earliest memories are of seal hunting with.
Angry inuk and rhymes for young ghouls screen in ottawa tonight as part of national canadian film day for canadas sesquicentennial. Kikis delivery service 1989, saving face 2004, carol 2015, bend it like beckham 2002. As an international event partner, we will be screening the acclaimed 2016 documentary angry inuk. Nov 19, 2016 angry inuk also speaks up for a population that is too rarely heard, and gets mad for a community that is often reserved. Seal meat is a staple food for inuit, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Wryly tackling both misinformation and aggressive appeals to emotion, inuk filmmaker arnaquqbaril equips herself and her community with the powers of social media. Angry inuk 2016 85 min documentary link to this movie. Tiffs celebration of canadian cinema, screen talent, and creativity crowned its people choice award winner, with toronto audiences voting alethea arnaquqbarils documentary angry inuk their favourite pick from the festivals 10 feature films. Be an independent thinker and research the topic before taking a position is the lesson of this movie. This huge, and very impressive film festival includes a strand called native, which showcases indigenous film every year. The good catholic, director paul shoulbergs film about a priest experiencing a crisis of faith, has won the top jury award at the 2017 santa barbara film festival, sbiff organizers. An inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the inuit. These are indigenous stories, told by first nations, metis, and inuit filmmakers and include new releases like the road forward and angry inuk. This march 15 19, join us in otaki as we embark on a celebration of indigenous cinema, that will take audiences from aotearoa to the arctic the annual maoriland film festival 2017 is filled.
This huge, and very impressive film festival includes a strand called native. The complete winners list awards for latin american and nordic cinema went to. Angry inuk by alethea arnaquqbaril nfb national film board of. Angry inuk, first debuted at the hot docs film festival in the spring of 2016. The angry birds movie also referred to as angry birds and released in the united kingdom as such is a 2016 computeranimated comedy film based on rovio entertainments video game series of the same name, produced by columbia pictures and rovio animation, and distributed by sony pictures releasing. An inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact that international campaigns against the seal hunt have had on their lives. In her awardwinning documentary, director alethea arnaquqbaril joins a new techsavvy generation of inuit as they campaign to challenge longestablished.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Border crossings blog wednesday, february 15, 2017. Seal meat is a staple food for inuit, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of. Canadian documentary angry inuk offers inuit view of seal hunt. Also among the winners was the croatian film the constitution, a look at multiple characters that live in the same building but avoid each other because of their. From the outset of alethea arnaquqbarils eyeopening documentary angry inuk, it is clear that this is going to be a different take on seal hunting than the one. Throughout the rest of the year, weve made our collection of over 250 indigenousmade films available for community screenings across the country. The film, directed by inuk alethea arnaquqbaril gives an indigenous pointofview to the antisealing ban that was. Mar 14, 2017 tuesday, march 14, 2017 angry inuk i dont think i could ever kill a seal or a dear or a pig or a cow, but, as mentioned previously, i do eat meat and understand that somewhere down the line the lives of the animals i consume are cut short, that someone else brought their lives to an end, and they may earn their livings by engaging in such. Alethea arnaquqbarils powerful challenge to the anti. Director alethea arnaquqbaril gets personal in her film angry inuk. Spotlight on sundance us indie gems you can stream from the festival.
Ennio morricones the good, the bad and the ugly the first in an occasional. In her film angry inuk, inuit director alethea arnaquqbaril joins a new techsavvy generation of inuit as they campaign to challenge longestablished perceptions of seal hunting. All were good, but two stood out because they were about first nations issues. With angry inuk and colonization road, it has some of the most exciting films screening in western canada. National canadian film day is a massive oneday celebration of canadian cinema in honour of canadas sesquicentennial. News and press on seal hunt protests actions issues 2017. Angry inuk explores the inuit fight to protect the seal. Maoriland film festival 2017 programme by maoriland film. Annes residential school in fort albany first nation, ontario. Rent, buy or watch angry inuk movie now family video. While animal rights groups insist they are only against commercial seal hunting the aforementioned eu ban has an exemption for the inuit they conveniently ignore the fact that selling. September 8, 2016 montreal national film board of canada nfb winner of the audience award at hot docs 2016, iqaluitbased filmmaker alethea arnaquqbarils acclaimed feature documentary angry inuk national film board of canadaunikkaat studioseyesteelfilm is coming to communities across canada, beginning this september with screenings at festivals in halifax, calgary.
Angry inuk calls for change both poignantly and earnestly as arnaquqbaril takes a stand for her inuit community. Jun, 2017 throughout the rest of the year, weve made our collection of over 250 indigenousmade films available for community screenings across the country. The good catholic, my hero brother win top awards at. Angry inuk also speaks up for a population that is too rarely heard, and gets mad for a community that is often reserved. Other santa barbara awards went to the documentary angry inuk and the international film the constitution. Though most commercial sealing is conducted by inuit in the arctic, antisealing activism has created a perception of the industry that denies their central role. Seal hunting, a critical part of inuit life, has been controversial for a long time. Angry inuk highlights the importance of selfrepresentation and the potency of social media activism. Angry inuk i dont think i could ever kill a seal or a dear or a pig or a cow, but, as mentioned previously, i do eat meat and understand that somewhere down the line the lives of the animals i consume are cut short, that someone else brought their lives to an end, and they may earn their livings by engaging in such activities.
More than 1700 locations will be screening the best in canadian film today, april 19, 2017 from. The 2018 program will be online in august festivals. Angry inuk film movement documentary exploring the role of seal hunting in inuit tradition. First nations performance is a nonprofit society and registered charity that creates opportunities for indigenous artists. Alethea arnaquqbaril in an inuk filmmaker that specializes in producing films with a. Your film is very well made and really captures how important the commercial seal hunt is to your people and way of life. I immediately started searching for sealfie photos on social media following this film. The film challenges traditional antiseal rhetoric with starkly beautiful images, illustrating a haunting problem that is. Angry inuk film winning hearts, changing minds vancouver restaurant serves seal flesh. Many inuit are still hesitant to get openly angry, arnaquqbaril says.
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