Timuti
In this short film, artist Jobie Weetaluktuk turns his gaze on his family and the power of ritual through the story of a young woman and her unplanned child. In Inukjuak, an Inuit community in the Eastern Arctic, a baby boy has come into the world and they call him Timuti, a name that recurs across generations of his people, evoking other Timutis, alive and dead, who will nourish his spirit and shape his destiny.
Cast: Andrew P. Atagotaaluk, Jacka Echalook, Elisapee Inukpuk
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Timuti
In this short film, artist Jobie Weetaluktuk turns his gaze on his family and the power of ritual through the story of a young woman and her unplanned child. In Inukjuak, an Inuit community in the Eastern Arctic, a baby boy has come into the world and they call him Timuti, a name that recurs across generations of his people, evoking other Timutis, alive and dead, who will nourish his spirit and shape his destiny.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Jobie Weetaluktuk
- Producers
- Kat Baulu, Ravida Din
- Cast
- Andrew P. Atagotaaluk, Jacka Echalook, Elisapee Inukpuk, Kim Moorhouse, Timothy Napartuk, Bobby Nayoumealuk
- Studio
- ONF | NFB
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