ALFF Program - Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Friday, February 10 at 9:44am

Dir. Zacharias Kunuk
Nunavut, 2001, 161 minutes

This classic Canadian epic was the hit of the inaugural Available Light Film Festival in 2003. Come see the newly re-mastered version in the comfort of the Yukon Arts Centre theatre. Atanarjuat is Canada’s first feature-length fiction film written, produced, directed, and acted by Inuit. Its success changed Canadian cinema and flung open the door for other aboriginal filmmakers. An exciting action thriller set in ancient Igloolik, the film unfolds as a life- threatening struggle between powerful natural and supernatural characters. In Inuktitut with English subtitles. Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Film award at TIFF 2001, the Golden Camera at Cannes, and 8 Genie Awards.
Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Film award at TIFF 2001, the Golden Camera at Cannes, and 8 Genie Awards.

Skype Q&A with director, Zacharias Kunuk to follow the screening.