Stories From Our Land 1.5: Going Home
There’s a lot happening in the Arctic. Canadians are talking about environmental, geopolitical, military and cultural issues, and Stories from Our Land: 1.5 adds engaging voices to the discussion. The Stories program gave 6 Nunavut filmmakers the opportunity to create a 5-minute short that followed a couple of key guidelines: Each film had to be made without the use of interviews or narration, and it had to tell a northern story from a northern perspective. Going Home Abdoul Aziz Sakho fastens his rooftop sign - number 148 - to his cab and embarks on an evening of driving mostly familiar …
There’s a lot happening in the Arctic. Canadians are talking about environmental, geopolitical, military and cultural issues, and Stories from Our Land: 1.5 adds engaging voices to the discussion. The Stories program gave 6 Nunavut filmmakers the opportunity to create a 5-minute short that followed a couple of key guidelines: Each film had to be made without the use of interviews or narration, and it had to tell a northern story from a northern perspective.
Going Home
Abdoul Aziz Sakho fastens his rooftop sign - number 148 - to his cab and embarks on an evening of driving mostly familiar passengers to their destinations in and around Iqaluit. It's a routine night ... until Sakho picks up an unsettling fare.
Filmmaker Bjorn Simonsen lives in Iqaluit.
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writerBjorn Simonsen
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directorBjorn Simonsen
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editorBjorn Simonsen
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cinematographerBjorn Simonsen
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director mentorMarlene Millar
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participantAbdoul Aziz Sakho
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production coordinatorGinette D'SilvaFaye Yoneda
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production supervisorMark Power
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marketing managerLeslie Stafford
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program administratorDarin Clausen
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producerDavid Christensen
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executive producerDavid Christensen
Stories From Our Land 1.5: Going Home, Bjorn Simonsen, provided by the National Film Board of Canada