Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice
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Jonathan Frantz
Jonathan Frantz
Zacharias Kunuk
Nadia Mike
Jacky Qrunnut
Lucy Tulugarjuk
| Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Zacharias Kunuk |
| Written by | Zacharias Kunuk Jonathan Frantz |
| Produced by | Neil Christopher Jonathan Frantz Zacharias Kunuk Nadia Mike |
| Starring | Madeline Ivalu Jacky Qrunnut Lucy Tulugarjuk |
| Cinematography | Evan Derushie |
| Edited by | Evan Derushie Daniel Dietzel Maia Iotzova |
| Music by | Beatrice Deer Sylvia Ipirautaq Cloutier |
Production companies | Kingulliit Productions Taqqut Productions |
| Distributed by | Isuma |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Inuktitut |
Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice is a 2021 Canadian animated short film, directed by Zacharias Kunuk.[1]
A story about the traditional Inuit role of the shaman, the film centres on a grandmother (Madeline Ivalu) and granddaughter (Lucy Tulugarjuk) who travel to the underworld in an effort to heal an ill young hunter (Jacky Qrunnut).[2]
Release
The film was released alongside a children's picture book of the story, written by Kunuk and illustrated by Megan Kyak-Monteith.[3] The book was published in both English and Inuktitut; the latter edition won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award for work published in an indigenous language.[4]
The film premiered at the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Award.[2] It had its Canadian premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[5]