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Lumaaq: An Eskimo Legend

1975 7 min
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Lumaaq tells the story of a legend widely believed by the Povungnituk Inuit. The artist's drawings are transferred to paper, cut out, and animated under the camera. The result is Inuit prints in action. Dialogue, music and artwork make this film a total cultural transplant.

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Lumaaq tells the story of a legend widely believed by the Povungnituk Inuit. The artist's drawings are transferred to paper, cut out, and animated under the camera. The result is Inuit prints in action. Dialogue, music and artwork make this film a total cultural transplant.

Literature and Language Literature and Language - Canada Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) All subjects
  • director
    Co Hoedeman
  • animation
    Co Hoedeman
  • producer
    Pierre Moretti
  • editing
    Richard Robesco
  • sound editing
    Richard Robesco
  • re-recording
    Michel Descombes
  • music
    Aikimie Novalinga
    Akinisie Novalinga
    Mina Mathews

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