Inuit Movies

  • 2021
    Evan's Drum

    Evan's Drum

    Evan's Drum

    02021HD

    For generations, the sound of traditional Inuit drum dancing fell silent in Labrador due to colonization. In the early 21st century, the beat of the...

    Evan's Drum
  • 2015
    Nowhere Land

    Nowhere Land

    Nowhere Land

    02015HD

    Documentary about filmmaker Bonnie Ammaaq's memories of life on Baffin Island, where her family moved for eleven years during her childhood from the...

    Nowhere Land
  • 2010
    Qalupalik

    Qalupalik

    Qalupalik

    6.32010HD

    This animated short tells the story of Qalupalik, a part-human sea monster that lives deep in the Arctic Ocean and preys on children who do not...

    Qalupalik
  • 2007
    Waterproof

    Waterproof

    Waterproof

    02007HD

    This second Isuma-Artcirq co-production by Igloolik youth is a story about a young Inuk who lost his love. Using alcohol to put reality and the past...

    Waterproof
  • 2015
    Handcrafted Hopedale

    Handcrafted Hopedale

    Handcrafted Hopedale

    02015HD

    If you want to find world-class artisans, the small northern Labrador community of Hopedale offers you some of the best. Created through the St....

    Handcrafted Hopedale
  • 1988
    Lypa

    Lypa

    Lypa

    01988HD

    A look at the life and work of Inuit hunter and artist Lypa Pitsiulak.

    Lypa
  • 2009
    What Belongs to Inuit

    What Belongs to Inuit

    What Belongs to Inuit

    02009HD

    A group of Nunavut elders travel to five museums in North America to see and identify artifacts, tools and clothing collected from their Inuit...

    What Belongs to Inuit
  • 1934
    The Wedding of Palo

    The Wedding of Palo

    The Wedding of Palo

    51934HD

    The movie tells of the contest between two rivals for the love of an Inuk woman. The forces of nature will decide the winner.

    The Wedding of Palo
  • 1967
    Tuktu and the Trials of Strength

    Tuktu and the Trials of Strength

    Tuktu and the Trials of Strength

    01967HD

    In this short docu-fiction film, strong and hardy Inuit hunters demonstrate and test their strength in boxing, tug-of-war, and other strenuous...

    Tuktu and the Trials of Strength
  • 2000
    Kikkik

    Kikkik

    Kikkik

    02000HD

    It is taking decades for Canada to come to terms with its history in the Arctic, and with its relationship to all its indigenous people....

    Kikkik
  • 1944
    Eskimo Summer

    Eskimo Summer

    Eskimo Summer

    01944HD

    Canadian Inuit life in the early 1940's.

    Eskimo Summer
  • 1980
    Death in the Spring

    Death in the Spring

    Death in the Spring

    01980HD

    In this animated short the artist tells the story of an Inuit hunter who clubs a seal pup on the ice and then later dies himself. The film's ethereal...

    Death in the Spring
  • 2017
    Three Thousand

    Three Thousand

    Three Thousand

    02017HD

    Inuit artist Asinnajaq plunges us into a sublime imaginary universe—14 minutes of luminescent, archive-inspired cinema that recast the present,...

    Three Thousand
  • 1943
    Eskimo Arts and Crafts

    Eskimo Arts and Crafts

    Eskimo Arts and Crafts

    01943HD

    How Inuit peoples perform arts and crafts, on the island of Baffin Island on what is now the territory of Nanavut.

    Eskimo Arts and Crafts
  • 2015
    Nimmikaage: She Dances for People

    Nimmikaage: She Dances for People

    Nimmikaage: She Dances for People

    02015HD

    Both a requiem for and an honoring of Canada's First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women, this short film deconstructs the layers of Canadian...

    Nimmikaage: She Dances for People
  • 1901
    Esquimaux Village

    Esquimaux Village

    Esquimaux Village

    51901HD

    “One of the principal features at the Pan-American Exposition is the Alaskan or Esquimaux Village. In this most interesting exhibit, scenes are...

    Esquimaux Village
  • 2009
    Exile

    Exile

    Exile

    02009HD

    Zacharias Kunuk tackles the subject of the High Arctic Relocation from an Inuit point of view in the documentary Exile. In 1953, Inuit families were...

    Exile
  • 2019
    Giant Bear

    Giant Bear

    Giant Bear

    02019HD

    Centered on a confrontation between the last monster bear and an Inuit hunter, Giant Bear is a chilling short that brings an ancient story out of the...

    Giant Bear
  • 2010
    I Am But a Little Woman

    I Am But a Little Woman

    I Am But a Little Woman

    52010HD

    Inspired by an Inuit poem first assigned to paper in 1927, this animated short evokes the beauty and power of nature, as well as the bond between...

    I Am But a Little Woman
  • 1932
    Fishing in Greenland

    Fishing in Greenland

    Fishing in Greenland

    01932HD

    Danish documentary that follows fishermen in Greenland, from the time when fishing got industrialized. The filmcrew also captures ships fighting the...

    Fishing in Greenland