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Willia Ningeok

In 2004, Willia Ningeok was completing his final year at Innalik School in Inukjuak, working part-time at a grocery store, when he was invited to take part in Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive, a participatory media initiative undertaken by the NFB in 2004. Mentored by professionals from Montreal’s EyeSteelFilm, he and seven other teenagers crafted a vibrant video journal of their last year of high school, detailing everyday activities and addressing a broad range of issues confronting their community, including youth suicide and cultural dislocation. Also on the team: Bobby Echalook, Sarah Idlout, Laura Iqaluk, Linus Kasudluak, Caroline Ningiuk, Dora Ohaituk and Rita-Lucy Ohaituk

  • Inuuvunga - I Am Inuk, I Am Alive
    Inuuvunga - I Am Inuk, I Am Alive
    Bobby Echalook ,  Sarah Idlout , … 2004 57 min
    In this feature-length documentary, 8 Inuit teens with cameras offer a vibrant and contemporary view of life in Canada's North. They also use their newly acquired film skills to confront a broad range of issues, from the widening communication gap between youth and their elders to the loss of their peers to suicide. In Inuktitut with English subtitles.

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