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Alethea Arnaquq-Baril MSC (born May 9, 1978) is an Inuk filmmaker, known for her work on Inuit life and culture.She is the owner of Unikkaat Studios, a production company in Iqaluit, which produces Inuktitut films. She was awarded the Canadian Meritorious Service Cross, in 2017 in recognition of her work as an activist and filmmaker.She currently works part-time at the Qanak Collective, a ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Nunavut Animation Lab: Lumaajuuq, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, provided by the National Film Board of Canada. Aviliaq: Entwined is a 2014 dramatic short film about a lesbian couple trying to continue their relationship after one marries.It was released as part of five short films in The Embargo Project.It screened at the Vancouver Women in Film Festival in 2015.
Apr 9, 2021 · Alethea Arnaquq-Baril DOC National. April 9, 2021. Born, raised and living in Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril chose filmmaking to contribute to her rich, oral culture. “I felt a weight of responsibility as a filmmaker to address issues,” notes Arnaquq-Baril.
Sep 12, 2017 · Alethea Aggiuq Arnaquq-Baril is an independent filmmaker based in Iqaluit, NU. Raised by a mother who was “passionate about preserving and promoting [Inuit] language and culture,” Arnaquq-Baril was influenced to work to be a voice for Inuit through her films [1]. She researches, explores and documents Inuit cultural practices and the ...
Sep 13, 2023 · Alethea Arnaquq-Baril: I hope that Bill C-11 [known as the Online Streaming Act] will create new policies that allow us to deem fellow Indigenous peoples from the same nation across the colonial ...
Harnessing the persuasive power of cinema, Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril has crafted award-winning films about Inuit life and culture such as Lumaajuuq and Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos.Her 2016 feature documentary, Angry Inuk, a spirited defence of seal hunting from an Inuk perspective, has generated worldwide interest and debate, winning audience awards at both Hot ...
Jun 6, 2024 · Nunavut filmmakers Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Stacey Aglok MacDonald are known for tackling difficult issues in their work about life in Inuit Nunangat, such as in The Grizzlies, Twice Colonized ...
May 4, 2010 · Alethea Arnaquq-Baril was a part of the production team on Experimental Eskimos and this year returns to the festival as the Director of an exquisitely shot short, Inuit High Kick. We wanted to know more about her conviction to share Inuit stories and the pros and cons of being a filmmaker residing in the remote city of Iqaluit, Nunavut.
May 4, 2016 · Alethea Arnaquq-Baril spent eight years on her film Angry Inuk, inspired in part by Aaju Peter's work to bring the voice of Inuit to the debate over seal product bans in Europe.
Sep 8, 2016 · September 8, 2016 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Winner of the audience award at Hot Docs 2016, Iqaluit-based filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s acclaimed feature documentary Angry Inuk (National Film Board of Canada/Unikkaat Studios/EyeSteelFilm) is coming to communities across Canada, beginning this September with screenings at festivals in Halifax, Calgary ...
