Zacharias Kunuk Movies

  • 2006
    The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

    The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

    The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

    4.8332006HD

    Based on the journal of Knud Rasmussen's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922 across arctic Canada. The film is shot from the perspective of the Inuit,...

    The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
  • 2024
    Red Fever

    Red Fever

    Red Fever

    02024HD

    Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound -- yet hidden -- Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity....

    Red Fever
  • 2002
    Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

    Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

    Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

    6.92002HD

    Based on a local legend and set in an unknown era, it deals with universal themes of love, possessiveness, family, jealousy and power. Beautifully...

    Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
  • 2010
    Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

    Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

    Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

    62010HD

    Director Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat The Fast Runner) and researcher and filmmaker Dr. Ian Mauro (Seeds of Change) have teamed up with Inuit...

    Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
  • 2010
    Reel Injun

    Reel Injun

    Reel Injun

    72010HD

    The evolution of the depiction of the various Native American peoples in cinema, from the silent era to the present day: how their image on the...

    Reel Injun
  • 2016
    Searchers

    Searchers

    Searchers

    6.82016HD

    Inuk filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner) returns with this Arctic epic inspired by the classic John Ford western of the same...

    Searchers
  • 2011
    The National Parks Project

    The National Parks Project

    The National Parks Project

    42011HD

    In an increasingly urban nation, Canada’s national parks are a treasured escape into extraordinary beauty and rugged wilderness. If the Group...

    The National Parks Project
  • 2019
    One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

    One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

    One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

    7.32019HD

    1961. In Kapuivik, an Inuit man named Noah Piugattuk and his compatriots are visited by a white man who says they have to move to a reservation.

    One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
  • 1970
    Qimuksik (Dog Team)

    Qimuksik (Dog Team)

    Qimuksik (Dog Team)

    01970HD

    In Qimuksik (Dog Team) one family travels in the immense and beautiful arctic during spring. Inuaraq teaches his young son how to survive in the old...

    Qimuksik (Dog Team)
  • 2018
    Edge of the Knife

    Edge of the Knife

    Edge of the Knife

    6.82018HD

    Island of Haida Gwaii, northern Canada, 19th century. During a fishing gathering, Adiits'ii commits an unfortunate act. Tormented, he runs away to...

    Edge of the Knife
  • 2000
    My First Polar Bear

    My First Polar Bear

    My First Polar Bear

    02000HD

    An 11-year-old is taught by his grandfather to capture his first polar bear.

    My First Polar Bear
  • 1985
    From Inuk Point of View

    From Inuk Point of View

    From Inuk Point of View

    01985HD

    In 1985, Zacharias Kunuk broke the race barrier at Canada Council for the Arts when his Inuktitut-language video, From Inuk Point of View, was the...

    From Inuk Point of View
  • 1970
    Avaja

    Avaja

    Avaja

    01970HD

    Inuaraq's family finally arrives at Avaja to a warm welcome. Yet, many changes have taken place. On the hill above the tents, they now find a wooden...

    Avaja
  • 2003
    Shaman Stories

    Shaman Stories

    Shaman Stories

    02003HD

    Inuit memories and experiences of shamanism, and oral histories about the last shamans practicing in the region of Igloolik, Nunavut. Interviewees...

    Shaman Stories
  • 1970
    Qarmaq (Stone House)

    Qarmaq (Stone House)

    Qarmaq (Stone House)

    01970HD

    Igloolik, Fall 1945. Grandmother remembers the old way. In autumn 1945, five families build a stone house to prepare for the coming winter.

    Qarmaq (Stone House)
  • 2025
    They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit

    They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit

    They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit

    02025HD

    Through interviews with Inuit across Nunavut, and documentation of a three-year community hearing process during the COVID pandemic, award-winning...

    They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit
  • 1970
    Angiraq

    Angiraq

    Angiraq

    01970HD

    Igloolik, Fall 1945. Akkitiq wakes up to a nice day for seal hunting. The stone house is warm and comfortable. Men pack up the dog team and look for...

    Angiraq
  • 2021
    The Shaman's Apprentice

    The Shaman's Apprentice

    The Shaman's Apprentice

    72021HD

    A young shaman must face her first test: a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has...

    The Shaman's Apprentice
  • 2025
    Wrong Husband

    Wrong Husband

    Wrong Husband

    02025HD

    After a mysterious death, Kaujak and Sapa are separated despite being promised to each other at birth. With the help of spirit guides, efforts are...

    Wrong Husband
  • 1970
    Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)

    Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)

    Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)

    01970HD

    Igloolik, Fall 1945. Even here, news of the terrible world war raging outside makes people frightened and uneasy. They talk of the danger of the...

    Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)