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Vanishing Point

This feature documentary tells the story of 2 Inuit communities of the circumpolar north—one on Canada’s Baffin Island, the other in Northwest Greenland—that are linked by a migration led by an intrepid shaman. Navarana, an Inughuit elder and descendant of the shaman, draws inspiration and hope from the ties that still bind the 2 communities to face the consequences of rapid social and environmental change.
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This feature documentary tells the story of 2 Inuit communities of the circumpolar north—one on Canada’s Baffin Island, the other in Northwest Greenland—that are linked by a migration led by an intrepid shaman. Navarana, an Inughuit elder and descendant of the shaman, draws inspiration and hope from the ties that still bind the 2 communities to face the consequences of rapid social and environmental change.

Environment and Conservation Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) Foreign Countries All subjects
  • director
    Stephen A. Smith
    Julia Szucs
  • writer
    Stephen A. Smith
    Julia Szucs
    Marina Endicott
  • director of photography
    Stephen A. Smith
    Julia Szucs
  • editor
    Scott Parker
  • sound
    David Poisey
    Stephen A. Smith
  • narrator
    Navarana K'avigak' Sørensen
  • creative consultant
    Navarana K'avigak' Sørensen
  • producer
    David Christensen
    Julia Szucs
  • executive producer
    David Christensen

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Ages 12 to 18
School subjects
Geography - Human Geography Geography - The Arctic Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society Media Education - Documentary Film
Vanishing Point emphasizes how important ancestry is to personal identity, and how family history and culture are intertwined. How are the journeys of Qitdlarssuaq and Navarana intertwined? “More and more, life runs on gasoline and sugar” (36:00): discuss how this quote, and the grocery store clip that follows, highlight the tension between maintaining tradition and modernization. Vanishing Point is considered “cinéma vérité”: what are the qualities of this filmmaking technique and how is it an appropriate description for this film?

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Vanishing Point
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