‘Who Were We? and What Happened to Us?’: Inuit Memory and Arctic Futures in Igloolik Isuma Film and Video
This chapter analyses the history of one of the most successful indigenous film- and video-making groups, Nunavut’s Isuma. Based in Igloolik, Bredin charts the emergence of the group, as led by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn, while addressing the historical limitations on Inuit filmmaking in Canada...
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credinunivpr:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748694174.003.0002 2024-04-07T07:49:51+00:00 ‘Who Were We? and What Happened to Us?’: Inuit Memory and Arctic Futures in Igloolik Isuma Film and Video Bredin, Marian 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748694174.003.0002 unknown Edinburgh University Press Films on Ice ISBN 9780748694174 9781474408561 book-chapter 2015 credinunivpr https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748694174.003.0002 2024-03-08T00:44:45Z This chapter analyses the history of one of the most successful indigenous film- and video-making groups, Nunavut’s Isuma. Based in Igloolik, Bredin charts the emergence of the group, as led by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn, while addressing the historical limitations on Inuit filmmaking in Canada. Bredin examines the impact of Isuma’s works both on indigenous filmmaking in the Arctic and in Canada, as well as on global art cinema. Bredin provides a detailed history of Isuma from its early days in community activism and Inuit video production, to its move into documentary and feature filmmaking. The chapter focuses on The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006) and also considers works such as Cannes award winner Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001). Bredin concludes with an analysis of Isuma’s distribution strategies and its goal to connect with both indigenous and non-indigenous audiences. Book Part Arctic Igloolik inuit Edinburgh University Press Arctic Canada Igloolik ENVELOPE(-81.800,-81.800,69.378,69.378) Rasmussen ENVELOPE(-64.084,-64.084,-65.248,-65.248) |
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This chapter analyses the history of one of the most successful indigenous film- and video-making groups, Nunavut’s Isuma. Based in Igloolik, Bredin charts the emergence of the group, as led by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn, while addressing the historical limitations on Inuit filmmaking in Canada. Bredin examines the impact of Isuma’s works both on indigenous filmmaking in the Arctic and in Canada, as well as on global art cinema. Bredin provides a detailed history of Isuma from its early days in community activism and Inuit video production, to its move into documentary and feature filmmaking. The chapter focuses on The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006) and also considers works such as Cannes award winner Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001). Bredin concludes with an analysis of Isuma’s distribution strategies and its goal to connect with both indigenous and non-indigenous audiences. |
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‘Who Were We? and What Happened to Us?’: Inuit Memory and Arctic Futures in Igloolik Isuma Film and Video |
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‘Who Were We? and What Happened to Us?’: Inuit Memory and Arctic Futures in Igloolik Isuma Film and Video |
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‘Who Were We? and What Happened to Us?’: Inuit Memory and Arctic Futures in Igloolik Isuma Film and Video |
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‘Who Were We? and What Happened to Us?’: Inuit Memory and Arctic Futures in Igloolik Isuma Film and Video |
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‘Who Were We? and What Happened to Us?’: Inuit Memory and Arctic Futures in Igloolik Isuma Film and Video |
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‘who were we? and what happened to us?’: inuit memory and arctic futures in igloolik isuma film and video |
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Edinburgh University Press |
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