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Three Thousand /

My father was born in a spring igloo--half snow, half skin. I was born in a hospital, with jaundice and two teeth. Inuit artist Asinnajaq plunges us into a sublime imaginary universe--14 minutes of luminescent, archive-inspired cinema that recast the present, past and future of her people in a radia...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2017.
Subjects:
Inuit.
Eskimos.
Inuits.
Eskimos
Inuit
Experimental films > Inuit > Historical perspectives
Inuit in popular culture.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Experimental films
Documentary films.
Experimental films.
Documentaires.
Films expérimentaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:My father was born in a spring igloo--half snow, half skin. I was born in a hospital, with jaundice and two teeth. Inuit artist Asinnajaq plunges us into a sublime imaginary universe--14 minutes of luminescent, archive-inspired cinema that recast the present, past and future of her people in a radiant new light. Diving into the NFB's vast archive, she parses the complicated cinematic representation of the Inuit, harvesting fleeting truths and fortuitous accidents from a range of sources--newsreels, propaganda, ethnographic docs, and work by Indigenous filmmakers. Embedding historic footage into original animation, she conjures up a vision of hope and beautiful possibility.
Item Description:Indigenous filmmaker (Inuit).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (14 min., 00 sec.)) : sound
Awards:Best Global Indigenous Short Film Award, 2018
International Indigenous Award, 2018
Kent Monkman Award For Best Experimental Work, 2017
Production Credits:Writer, null Asinnajaq ; director, null Asinnajaq ; animator, Jonathan Ng, Patrick Defasten ; field recording, null Asinnajaq ; editor, Annie Jean ; original music, Olivier Alary ; sound design, Catherine Van Der Donckt ; sound editing, Catherine Van Der Donckt ; foley artist, Karla Baumgardner ; illustrations, Naluturuk Weetaluktuk, Tanya Innaarulik ; researcher, null Asinnajaq ; consultant, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Tanya Tagaq, Geronimo Inutiq, Judith Gruber-Stitzer ; technical director, animation, Éloi Champagne ; re-recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; producer, Kat Baulu ; executive producer, Annette Clarke.