Timuti
2012
29 min
Coming soon
In this short film, artist Jobie Weetaluktuk turns his gaze on his family and the power of ritual through the story of a young woman and her unplanned child. In Inukjuak, an Inuit community in the Eastern Arctic, a baby boy has come into the world and they call him Timuti, a name that recurs across generations of his people, evoking other Timutis, alive and dead, who will nourish his spirit and shape his destiny.
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In this short film, artist Jobie Weetaluktuk turns his gaze on his family and the power of ritual through the story of a young woman and her unplanned child.
In Inukjuak, an Inuit community in the Eastern Arctic, a baby boy has come into the world and they call him Timuti, a name that recurs across generations of his people, evoking other Timutis, alive and dead, who will nourish his spirit and shape his destiny.-
directorJobie Weetaluktuk
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participationAndrew P. AtagotaalukJacka EchalookElisapee InukpukKim MoorhouseTimothy NapartukBobby NayoumealukAlacie Sherry NayoumealukTimothy Tommy NayoumealukValerie NayoumealukAnnie NowraLucy Weetaluktuk
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animationJonathan WrightFiras MomaniFred Casia
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director of photographySylvaine Dufaux
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sound recordistClaude Hazanavicius
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editorMeiYen Chan
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original musicGeronimo Inutiq
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music - performanceSylvia Cloutier
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sound editingDon Ayer
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1st assistant directorIsabella-Rose Rowan Weetaluktuk
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production managerJason Annahatak
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art directorElisapee Inukpuk
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gripClaude Sauvageau
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data wranglerJean-Sébastien Caron
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1st assistant cameraMartine Leclerc
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cateringMélanie BoudreauEva NutaraFrançois St-Jean
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production assistantAntony Routledge
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musicElisapee Inukpuk
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researcherCarol Rowan
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online editorDenis Gathelier
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head of coordination and project supportPierre Ferlatte
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technical coordination, projectsSteve Hallé
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technical coordinator - shooting equipmentSteve Hallé
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project technical coordinatorJulie LaperrièreJean-François LapriseFrance Couture
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digital editing technicianPierre DupontIsabelle PainchaudPatrick Trahan
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digital imaging specialistÉloi Champagne
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re-recordingJean Paul Vialard
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transcriptionJason Annahatak
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mentorLynn TroutRobbie Ditchburn
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trainerLynn TroutRobbie Ditchburn
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translationJason AnnahatakJobie WeetaluktukRobert Paquin
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marketing managerJean Saad
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publicistPat Dillon
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publicity stillsSylvaine DufauxJason Annahatak
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senior production coordinatorIsabelle Limoges
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production coordinatorChristine Williams
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program administratorLeslie Anne Poyntz
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producerKat Baulu
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executive producerRavida Din
Education
Ages 10 to 18
Diversity - Identity
History and Citizenship Education - Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Social Studies - Communities in Canada/World
Timuti is a visually powerful film that combines scenes of family life, archival footage, and shots of arctic landscapes to illustrate how individual identity is born of tradition, continuity and change. Have students take particular note of the tone of the dialogue in the film. What does it indicate about the culture into which Timuti is born? Ask students to consider how their own identities may have been influenced by a family or a cultural tradition. Is there anyone in the classroom who has been named for a relative, and do they know why they were given that name?
