Inuuvunga - I Am Inuk, I Am Alive

Inuuvunga - I Am Inuk, I Am Alive

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In this feature-length documentary, 8 Inuit teens with cameras offer a vibrant and contemporary view of life in Canada's North. They also use their newly acquired film skills to confront a broad range of issues, from the widening communication gap between youth and their elders to the loss of their peers to suicide. In Inuktitut with English subtitles.

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Inuuvunga - I Am Inuk, I Am Alive, Bobby Echalook, Sarah Idlout, Laura Iqaluk, Linus Kasudluak, Dora Ohaituk, Rita-Lucy Ohaituk, Willia Ningeok, Caroline Ningiuk, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross & Brett Gaylor, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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  • director
    Bobby Echalook
    Sarah Idlout
    Laura Iqaluk
    Linus Kasudluak
    Dora Ohaituk
    Rita-Lucy Ohaituk
    Willia Ningeok
    Caroline Ningiuk
    Mila Aung-Thwin
    Daniel Cross
    Brett Gaylor
  • participant
    Lucassie Echalook
    Janet Idlout
    Elisapee Inukpuk
    Johnny Inukpuk
    Mary Patsauq Iqaluk
    Nellie Nastapoka
    Anna Ohaituk
    Leo-Paul Ohaituk
  • production assistant
    Caroline Oweetaluktuk
  • assistant editor
    Tunu Napartuk
    Anna Oweetaluktuk
    Caroline Oweetaluktuk
  • logging
    Tom Fennario
    Tunu Napartuk
    Joanna Okpik
  • translation
    Tunu Napartuk
    Anna Oweetaluktuk
    Caroline Oweetaluktuk
  • sound editor
    Marco Fania
  • foley artist
    Chris Piggins
  • foley recordist
    Franck Wastiaux
  • sound library technician
    Vital Millette
  • sound re-recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • re-recording technician
    Hilary Thomson
    Sylvain Cajelais
  • online editing
    Sylvain Desbiens
    Denis Gathelier
  • digital editing technician
    Ochelle Greenidge
    Martine Forget
    Phyllis Lewis
    Chaz Oliver
    Danielle Raymond
  • title design
    Gaspard Gaudreau
  • post-production co-ordinator
    Claude Cardinal
  • studio clerk
    Sia Koukoulas
  • studio administrator
    Nickie Merulla
    Marie Tonto-Donati
  • music clearances
    Sylvia Mezei
  • marketing manager
    Moira Keigher
  • graphic design
    Conor Virtue
  • producer
    Pierre Lapointe
  • executive producer
    Sally Bochner
 See also
Children and Youth
Film and Video Arts
Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit)
Education
Social Issues
All subjects
Inuit cinema at the NFB
NFB from Coast-to-Coast: Spotlight on the North
All channels
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  • plantation

    Genuine people that speak from their hearts. Outstanding film that deserves 110% praise and recognition !!

    plantation, 17 Apr 2011
  • Janet

    A totally awesome movie-thank you for making it. I hope all the teenagers are doing well and finding a way through the challenges.

    Janet, 2 Feb 2011

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