[Indigenous Film Series] "If the Weather Permits" (Isaac 2003) & "The Annanacks" (Bonni猫re, 1964)
If the Weather Permits
Elisapie Isaac (Dir.) 2003 NFB (27 min)
This short documentary studies life in the village of Kangirsujuaq, in Nunavik. In this community lying on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, children's laughter fills the streets while the old people ponder the passage of time. They are nomads of the wide-open spaces who are trying to get used to the strange feeling of staying put. Here, teenagers lap up "southern" culture and, to kill time, play golf on the tundra. Here, the elders are slowly dying, while their entire culture seems to be fading away.
The Annanacks
Ren茅 Bonni猫re (Dir.) 1964 NFB (29min)
This short documentary depicts the formation in 1964 of the first successful co-operative in an Inuit community in Northern Qu茅bec. The film describes how, with other Inuit of the George River community, the Annanacks formed a joint venture that included a sawmill, a fish-freezing plant and a small boat-building industry.
McGill's Faculty of Education and聽聽present the 2018聽season of the Weekly Indigenous Film Series, facilitated by Lori Beavis and supported by McGill's聽Department of Integrated Studies in Education聽and the聽Institute for Human Development and Well-Being (IHDW).
