2014 | France | Animation

Ningiuq (The Elder)

  • Inuktitut English/French 11 mins
  • Director | Christian Merlhiot
  • Writer | Christian Merlhiot
  • Producer | Serge Elissalde, Olivier Catherin

STATUS: Released

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In 2009, Rachel Uyarasuk, then the elder of the Inuit community in Igloolik, talks about the ancestors whose names she received at birth. She explains how this transmission ensured their return to the world of the living.

Documentary Animation Short Biography Inuit Community Ancestors Igloolik Inuit Naming Reincarnation
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