Our Land – Episode 13 (Happy Day)
Nunavut - Quviasuvik
Igloolik, Fall-Winter 1946. It’s almost a month since the sun dissapeared. Back in the stone house everyone wakes up to Christmas Day. For Inuit in 1946, Christmas is a strange mix of ritual, some from the old life and some from the new. But either way, with lots of meat from a good year hunting, and a warm shelter against the blowing cold, this is a time joyful for celebration and stories.
Also in this combined programme
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Our Land – Episode 11 (Caribou Hunt)
Autumn comes early and the weather is getting colder. Lakes are frozen and the sea ice gets thicker every day.
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Our Land – Episode 12 (Harpoon)
The tea simmers on the seal lamps, children play on the beds with caribou skins. Grandmother tells stories of the old times.
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 1995
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2002
- Length
- 30"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
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Our Land – Episode 5 (Home)
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Our Land – Episode 3 (Stone House)
In which five families build a stone house to prepare for the coming winter.
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Our Land – Episode 7 (Seal Pups)
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