Since winning the Camera d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001, Igloolik Isuma Productions has been among the most well-known and influential indigenous film companies in the world. Isuma's premier movie, "Atanarjuat" (The Fast Runner) - the first-ever feature film produced by the Inuit and presented entirely in the Inuktitut language - has received numerous awards and critical acclaim. In "Isuma: Inuit Video Art" Michael Evans explores multiple aspects of the production company's filmmaking, including its cultural and political stances, its embrace of folklore and respect for...
Since winning the Camera d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001, Igloolik Isuma Productions has been among the most well-known and influential...
Explores aspects of Igloolik Isuma Productions' filmmaking, including its cultural and political stances and its embrace of folklore and respect for ancestors. This book reveals how the producers combine their vision of Inuit wisdom and honour with the demands of filmmaking to create films that share Inuit culture with an international audience.
Explores aspects of Igloolik Isuma Productions' filmmaking, including its cultural and political stances and its embrace of folklore and respect for a...