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"Ningiura/My Grandmother"

Ningiura/My Grandmother
(2000, 30 min.) CANADA
Director: Mary Kunuk (Inuit) and Marie-Hélène Cousineau
Produced by: Arnait Video Productions
Actors: Marie David, Sylvia Ivalu, Charlie Qulitalik, and Rachel Uyurasuka
In Inuktitut with English subtitles.

An Inuit women's video production group working in the Arctic village of Igloolik crafts a contemporary drama. When tragedy strikes, an elder calls on age-old Inuit wisdom to help her granddaughter weather the crisis.

Image credit: Ningiura/My Grandmother

Marie-Hélène Cousineau

2003 Native American Film and Video Festival - NY Premiere
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