Natar Ungalaaq

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Natar Ungalaaq

Born January 1, 1959 · Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada (age 67)

Natar Ungalaaq is a talented filmmaker, actor and sculptor from Igloolik, NU. Ungalaaq began his artistic practice carving when he was a child using his grandparent’s tools, eventually selling his works to buy camera gear along with Zacharias Kunuk to start an Igloolik based production company known as Isuma Productions. Ungalaaq has acted and appeared in many films and television shows most nota…

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Fish TrapsFish Traps · 1993
Fish Traps
1993
MovieDrama
As summer ends near Igloolik in the 1930's, three families build a saputi to trap fish going upriver for the winter. The days are getting shorter and young people daydream, while waiting for fish to come. But nature is not always predictable.... [Third Isuma recreated fiction, 1993.]
The Legend of SarilaThe Legend of Sarila · 2013
The Legend of Sarila
4.92013
MovieFamilyAnimation
Three young Inuits set off in search of a promised land to save their clan from starvation.
Slash/BackSlash/Back · 2022
Slash/Back
6.32022
MovieScience FictionAction
In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
Atanarjuat: The Fast RunnerAtanarjuat: The Fast Runner · 2002
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
6.82002
MovieFantasyDrama
Based on a local legend and set in an unknown era, it deals with universal themes of love, possessiveness, family, jealousy and power. Beautifully shot, and acted by Inuit people, it portrays a time when people fought duels by taking turns to punch each other until one was unconscious, made love on the way to the caribou hunt, ate walrus meat and lit their igloos with seal-oil lamps.
Ski-DooSki-Doo · 2022
Ski-Doo
2022
MovieDrama
Ali, a teenage Inuit hip hop fan, lives in Ivujivik, a small Arctic village where nothing interests him. All of his problems seem to materialize in his father's old snowmobile, constantly breaking down. His only way out ? The famous Rich E. Murdoch, Ali’s favorite rapper.
The GrizzliesThe Grizzlies · 2019
The Grizzlies
7.22019
MovieDrama
In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse.
Glory & HonorGlory & Honor · 1998
Glory & Honor
1998
MovieDramaTV Movie
The true story about Robert Peary's forgotten African American employee Mathew Henson who proved crucial in their race to North Pole.
The Journals of Knud RasmussenThe Journals of Knud Rasmussen · 2006
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
5.32006
MovieHistoryDrama
Based on the journal of Knud Rasmussen's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922 across arctic Canada. The film is shot from the perspective of the Inuit, showing their traditional beliefs and lifestyle. It tells the story of the last great Inuit shaman and his beautiful and headstrong daughter; the shaman must decide whether to accept the Christian religion that is converting the Inuit across Greenland.

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The Necessities of LifeThe Necessities of Life · 2008
The Necessities of Life
7.52008
MovieDrama
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family

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