Pirruvik Circumpolar Shorts (Program 2)

This screening took place on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 12:00 pmYukon Theatre

An Arctic Arts Summit free public event. 3 days of screenings between 12pm and 5pm with different programs each day.

Program 2 screens at 12:00pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm

Sagú: The Seagull Egg Lance Burton, Yukon, 2021, 6 min
Fire Starter/Kwâhkotênikêw Against the Grain Theatre, Inuvialuit/NWT, 2021 8 min
Inniun-ueshkat-mak-anutshish Mary Menie Mark, Nunavut,
Throat singing in Kangirsuk Eva Kaukai, Manon chamberland, Nunavik, 2020 3 min
Evan's Drum Ossie Michelin, Nunatsialuit, 2021 14 min
Tails on Ice Miranda Currie, NWT, 2021 11 min
Nimeshkanaminan Laura Fontaine and Yasmine Fontaine, Inuu, 6 min
Eat, Sleep, Feed, Repeat Aslak Paltto, Finland, 2020 5 min
Covid Side Effects Sara Margrethe Oskal, Norway, 2020 5 min
Pinguat Joshua Branstetter, Alaska, 2020 17 min

Curated by Jeremy Emerson and organized by Western Arctic Moving Pictures and the Inuit Art Foundation with support from Telefilm Canada, this dynamic short film program includes work from all participating Arctic nations and northern regions of Canada. The title, pirruvik, refers to the circle of stones that anchor a tent to the ground. Over 50 shorts ranging from one to 12 minutes in length will be playing throughout the Summit.

Sagú: The Seagull Egg
Director: Lance Burton, Yukon | 2021 | 6 min, Documentary
As we step onto a small boat parked at a dock in Carcross, Elder Stanley James takes us on a journey back to the old times when harvesting seagull eggs was an important and necessary activity providing food diversity and survival.

Fire Starter/Kwâhkotênikêw
Director: Reneltta Arluk (Against the Grain Theatre), Inuvialuit Region | 2021 | 8 min
Restless and in search of peace, a man builds a fire in the forest and is visited by unknown traveler.

Inniun-ueshkat-mak-anutshish
Director: Mary Menie Mark, Innu | 2020 | 5 min, English | Documentary
A heartfelt and intimate familial portrait of a conversation between a mother and her daughter. A beautiful, experimental testament to moving from hut to house.

Throat Singing in Kangirsuk
Director: Eva kaukai, Manon Chamberland, Nunavik | 2020 | 3 min
Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland practice the Inuk art of throat singing in their small village of Kangirsuk. Their mesmerizing voices carry through the four seasons of their Arctic land.

Evan's Drum
Director: Ossie Michelin, Canada, Nunatsialuit | 2021 | 14 min
Short Documentary
An adventurous young boy and his determined mother share a passion for Inuit drum dancing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Evan’s Drum is a joyful visit to a family’s loving home, and an uplifting story of cultural pride. After generations of silence, the rhythm of the traditional Inuit drum has returned to Labrador, and seven-year-old Evan is part of the new generation that will keep its heartbeat strong.

Tails on Ice
Director: Miranda Currie, Canada, NWT | 2021 | 11 min
Short Documentary
Join Canadian Inuit sled dog Ellesmere on her first rite-of-passage expedition with the pack.

 

Nimeshkanaminan
Director: Laura Fontaine and Yasmine Fontaine, Canada, Inuu | | 2022 | 6 min
Two young Innu women take up the old roads of the past to revive the identity of their Nation; a tribute to the Elders, the territory and the Innu people.

 

Eat, Sleep, Feed, Repeat
Director: Aslak Paltto, Finland | 2020 | 4 min
Short Documentary
Reindeer herder is living the hardest and longest winter ever and is forced to feed the reindeer to keep them alive. All the days are the same while feeding, herding and refueling. Herder can not have a break until snow melts. All the time there is something that drives him ahead. Presented in partnership with the International Sami Film Institute.

 

Covid Side Effects
Director: Sara Margrethe Oskal, Norway | 2020 | 5 min
North Sámi with english subtitles
This hilarious short film Covid side effects shows how pandemic and physical distancing times can be helpful when trying to break up with a partner with whom one hasn't had strong passionate feelings in a long time. Presented in partnership with the International Sami Film Institute.

 

Pinguat
Director: Joshua Branstetter, USA, Alaska | 2020 | 17 min
Thirteen talented artists, a 148-year-old beaded headdress, and tons of cultural pride. Those are the ingredients of Pinguat—a short documentary film by Josh Branstetter and the Alutiiq Museum. Follow Alutiiq women as they recreate a headdress from 1872 and explore their culture. Pinguat is a documentary film directed by Joshua Albeza Branstetter in collaboration with the Alutiiq Museum, and with support from the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak, US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Musée Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, and Koniag, Inc.