Mar 30th, 2017: Inuits

[footfootfoot]

There is a film, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, that is made by an Inuit director. It takes place in the ancient past, and is definitely worth watching. According to wikipeia,

In 2015, a poll of filmmakers and critics in the Toronto International Film Festival named it the greatest Canadian film of all time

Anyhow, at the end of the film there are out takes showing the actors and directors off camera and behind the camera, in a typical "lifting the veil" fashion. After being immersed in the ancient past for 2 hours and then suddenly seeing those same actors wearing leather jackets, Raybans, driving around on skimobiles, is more than culture shock, it puts a fine point on cultural assumptions and romanticizing "native cultures."

The trailers for the film don't begin to show how astounding the film is.

Put it on your kweekwee (queue)

[Griff]

Thanks for the tip.


Atanarjuat, how the hell will I remember that name?