The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

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Produced by Isuma, the film premiered on September 7, 2006 as the opening film of the Toronto International Film Festival,[3] after pre-release screenings in Inuit communities in Canada and Greenland.

Synopsis

Set primarily in and around Igloolik in 1922, the film depicts the encounter between a group of Inuit in Arctic Canada led by one of the last shamans of the Canadian Inuit, Aua, and three Danish ethnographers and explorers, Knud Rasmussen, Therkel Mathiassen and Peter Freuchen during the latter's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922. The film is shot from the perspective of the Inuit, showing their traditional beliefs and lifestyle. The shaman and his entourage must ultimately decide whether to join the ranks of another group of Inuit who have converted to Christianity.

Awards

Michelline Amaaq received a Genie Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 27th Genie Awards in 2007.[4]

The film was a nominee for the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2006,[5] and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2006.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ Randall King, "Warm heart, frozen surroundings". Winnipeg Free Press, September 29, 2006.
  2. ↑ Geoff Pevere, "Dramatizing Inuit culture shock". Waterloo Region Record, October 13, 2006.
  3. ↑ John McKay, "Inuit director's film opened festival". Whitehorse Star, September 12, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Bon Cop, Bad Cop, The Rocket Top Genie Nominees". CityNews, January 9, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Toronto critics crown The Queen best movie of 2006". CBC News, December 20, 2006.
  6. ↑ "'Away From Her' makes list of Top 10 Canadian films of 2006". Times & Transcript, December 15, 2006.

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External links

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