Inuit Movies

  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    51967HD

    Now it is July - summer. The run-off is in full spate and open water shows offshore. Ice cakes melt on the shingle. On the bay are ducks. It is time...

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
  • 2020
    Midnight Kids

    Midnight Kids

    Midnight Kids

    02020HD

    Utquiagvik is the northernmost city in Alaska, located 555 km beyond the Arctic Circle. This meditative documentary follows its young Inuit...

    Midnight Kids
  • 2017
    Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing

    Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing

    Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing

    02017HD

    The story of an ice-fishing trip taken by two unlikely friends—Ukaliq the Arctic hare and Kalla the lemming. Well-meaning but impatient, Ukaliq...

    Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing
  • 2011
    Seven Sins: Sloth

    Seven Sins: Sloth

    Seven Sins: Sloth

    02011HD

    Sloth pokes gentle fun at stereotypes about the Inuit people, past and present.

    Seven Sins: Sloth
  • 2014
    The Big Lemming

    The Big Lemming

    The Big Lemming

    02014HD

    A stop-motion short tells the story of a male owl, driven by hunger, as he goes in search of food in a late-spring snowstorm - but in his pursuit he...

    The Big Lemming
  • 2014
    Tuktumit

    Tuktumit

    Tuktumit

    02014HD

    The film explores the way traditional hunting in Nunavut has evolved so that it can continue to play a vital role in contemporary Inuit culture.

    Tuktumit
  • 2016
    Kivalina

    Kivalina

    Kivalina

    5.52016HD

    The rarely seen lives of an Arctic tribe who try to continue to honor their way of life 80 miles above the Arctic Circle on a fragile barrier island...

    Kivalina
  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout

    Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout

    Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout

    51967HD

    More signs of winter's end as more wildlife returns. The family makes an excursion for fresh fish from a lake. They build a karmak and move in the...

    Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir

    Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir

    Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir

    5.51967HD

    Full summer, and the tundra is bare; skin tents are up and it is time to attend to the fishing as the fish move upstream. The men are in the river,...

    Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp

    Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp

    Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp

    4.71967HD

    In late winter when the cold is severe, the people and dogs are glad to stop their trek and make camp. In the blue dusk the men probe the snow and...

    Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimo Series, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place

    Netsilik Eskimo Series, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place

    Netsilik Eskimo Series, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place

    51967HD

    The time is early autumn. The woman wakes and dresses the boy. He practices with his sling while she spreads a caribou skin to dry. The boy picks...

    Netsilik Eskimo Series, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
  • 1932
    Greenland, 1932

    Greenland, 1932

    Greenland, 1932

    01932HD

    Danish documentary filmed in Greenland. Shows a lot of Greenlanders, skiing, hunting for birds, seals and whales, and ice fishing. Filmed by Dr. Leif...

    Greenland, 1932
  • 2015
    Handcrafted Hopedale

    Handcrafted Hopedale

    Handcrafted Hopedale

    02015HD

    If you want to find world-class artisans, the small northern Labrador community of Hopedale offers you some of the best. Created through the St....

    Handcrafted Hopedale
  • 2016
    The Owl and the Lemming

    The Owl and the Lemming

    The Owl and the Lemming

    02016HD

    The oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. Inuit...

    The Owl and the Lemming
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe

    Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe

    Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe

    01979HD

    In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, the camera explores, in exquisite detail, the daily hunt, fishing scenes and children at play...

    Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe