This film discusses topics of trauma and abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.
Ever Deadly is an immersive, visceral music and cinema experience featuring Tanya Tagaq, avant-garde Inuk throat singer, and created in collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Chelsea McMullan. This documentary explores Tagaq’s transformation of sound with an eye to colonial fallout, natural freedom and Canadian history.
We witness Tagaq’s intimate relationship with the Nuna—the Land—a living, breathing organism present in all forms of her improvised performances. Ever Deadly weaves concert footage with stunning sequences filmed on location in Nunavut, seamlessly bridging landscapes, stories and songs with pain, anger and triumph—all through the expressions of one of the most innovative musical performers of our time.
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featuringTanya TagaqLaakkuluk Williamson BathoryMary GillisInuuja GillisLucas Kalluk
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writerTanya TagaqChelsea McMullan
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directorChelsea McMullanTanya Tagaq
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producerLea MarinAnita Lee
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executive producerAnita Lee
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co-producerKate Vollum
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director of photographyAlejandro Coronado
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editorAvrïl Jacobson
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sound recordistAlexander Unger
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sound supervisorGraham Rogers
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original illustrationsShuvinai Ashoona
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animationGlenn GearFred CasiaParissa Mohit
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uaajeerneqLaakkuluk Williamson Bathory
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original musicJesse Zubot
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additional cinematographyAnn TipperCatherine Lutes
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additional soundSara Labadie
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production supervisorMarcus Matyas
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senior production coordinatorKatie Murray
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production coordinatorCarla MurphyJessica Lozano CastroMax Wolfond
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technical coordinatorKevin RileyLuc Binette
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technology advisorFrédéric Sauvé
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technical supportFrank Nadeau
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studio administratorLeslie Anne PoyntzPatricia BourgeoisStephanie BrantnerAndrew Martin-Smith
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manager studio operationsMark Wilson
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studio coordinatorCarly Kastner
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assistant editorVarunraj GandhiWilliam MitchellKevin ShakCassidy Croft
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production assistantCher ObediahChristina BresolinAndres OrbegozoSiena DeCampo
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vocalsTanya Tagaq
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musicianJeffrey Samuel ZeiglerJesse ZubotAshkan KooshanejadJean Martin
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performanceTekaronhiáhkhwa Santee Smith
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choir leaderChristine Duncan
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director of photography, concertMaya Bankovic
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steadicam operatorAdam Tupper
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camera operatorGabriela Osio VandenAlejandro Coronado
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1st assistant cameraAndrew StretchChristopher JamesAndrew Reilly
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2nd assistant cameraJacob White
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technical advisorRyan Czezewski
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data wranglerDouglas Nayler
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key gripCarl David Tribe
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2nd sound recordistKai Masaoka
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production managerChristina Carvalho
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location managerGordon PeckCorey Dimitruk
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lighting designLouise Simpson
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production designerDaria Savic
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set dresserNicole ZimmerBraden LabonteKatheryn Marie HarrisonChristian HarrisonJennifer McGouran
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hair & make-upTami El Sombati
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wardrobePlastik Wrap
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cateringCinnamon Girls
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craft serviceBlazing Kitchen
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craft serverWilliam Engel
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title designSebastian Pardo
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archival researcherKathleen FisherJudy RobinsonJocelyn PiirainenElizabeth KlinckConor McNally
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visual researcherKathleen FisherJudy RobinsonJocelyn PiirainenElizabeth KlinckConor McNally
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translationLaakkuluk Williamson BathoryElisabeth Jansen-HadlariWinTranslationAaju Peter
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sound designerJane Tattersall
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dialogue editorKrystin Hunter
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re-recording mixerGraham Rogers
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assistant re-recording mixerWill Stephens
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account managerMark Stevens
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colouristWalt Biljan
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project managerLubin J. Martinez
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online editorJohn PykeJose Arturo Torres Salina
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VFXCassidy Croft
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live concert music consultantJesse Zubot
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additional choir recordingRevolution Recording Inc.
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marketing managerJessica GedgeMelissa Wheeler
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marketing coordinatorMichelle Rozon
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publicistJennifer Mair
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legal counselPeter Kallianiotis
