2016

The Owl and the Lemming

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The oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. Inuit st...

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The Owl and the Lemming

2017

Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing

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The story of an ice-fishing trip taken by two unlikely friends—Ukaliq the Arctic hare and Kalla the lemming. Well-meaning but impatient, Ukaliq can’t...

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Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing

1973

Animation from Cape Dorset

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This collection assembles the first animated films to be made by Inuit artists at the NFB. Featured is work by Solomonie Pootoogook, Timmun Alariaq, M...

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Animation from Cape Dorset

2011

Seven Sins: Sloth

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Sloth pokes gentle fun at stereotypes about the Inuit people, past and present.

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Seven Sins: Sloth

2014

The Big Lemming

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A stop-motion short tells the story of a male owl, driven by hunger, as he goes in search of food in a late-spring snowstorm - but in his pursuit he m...

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The Big Lemming

2011

The Dimming

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The Sun and the Moon are born, as a woman searches to reveal the identity of her mystery lover in this strikingly animated Inuit creation tale.

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The Dimming

2014

Tuktumit

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The film explores the way traditional hunting in Nunavut has evolved so that it can continue to play a vital role in contemporary Inuit culture.

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Tuktumit

2013

The Legend of Sarila

4.4/22

Three young Inuits set off in search of a promised land to save their clan from starvation.

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The Legend of Sarila

2003

Brother Bear

7.3/5275

When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable li...

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Brother Bear

1990

The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

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Animated Canadian film.

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The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

2015

One Who Has Two Souls

6.8/2

He was called "He Who Has Two Souls". He was beautiful as a woman. And handsome as a man. He hesitated.

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One Who Has Two Souls

2010

I Am But a Little Woman

5/1

Inspired by an Inuit poem first assigned to paper in 1927, this animated short evokes the beauty and power of nature, as well as the bond between moth...

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I Am But a Little Woman

2010

The Bear Facts

5.2/4

In this animated short, a self-important colonial explorer emerges from a sailing ship and plants a flag on the Arctic ice, as a bemused Inuit hunter...

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The Bear Facts

2010

Qalupalik

6.3/3

This animated short tells the story of Qalupalik, a part-human sea monster that lives deep in the Arctic Ocean and preys on children who do not listen...

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Qalupalik

2010

Lumaajuuq

6/3

This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him...

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Lumaajuuq

2002

From Darkness

6.3/7

A short film based on an Inuit folktale. From Darkness tells the story of a lonely fisherman who drifts into haunted waters in search of food and fin...

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From Darkness

2017

Shaman

6/1

This animated short tells the story of a ferocious polar bear turned to stone by an Inuk shaman. The tale is based on emerging filmmaker Echo Henoche'...

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Shaman

2013

The Orphan and the Polar Bear

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According to Inuit oral history, long ago animals had the power of speech, could shift their appearances, and could even assume human form. In The Orp...

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The Orphan and the Polar Bear

2015

Little Folk of the Arctic

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In the folklore of most cultures around the world there are stories of magical little folk. And the Arctic is no exception. Inuit traditional knowledg...

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Little Folk of the Arctic

2015

Ogress of the Gravelbank

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Inuit oral history is filled with strange beings and supernatural creatures. One of these feared land spirits is the Ogress of the Gravelbank. This cr...

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Ogress of the Gravelbank