Lumaaq

Duration: 8

Year Published: 1975

Creator: : an Eskimo legend / National Film Board of Canada ; with the cooperation of the Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development ; based on a legend of the Povungnituk Inuit ; based on drawings by Davitialuk Amituk ; producer, Pierre Moretti ; director, Co Hoedeman.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Hoedeman, Co.; Moretti, Pierre.; Amituk, Davitialuk.; National Film Board of Canada.; Canada. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Description: Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Editor, Richard Robesco ; animation, Co Hoedeman ; music, Mina Matthews, Akimie Novalinga, Akinsie Novalinga.; Based on a legend of the Povungnituk Inuit, Lumaaq is an animated tale about a snowblind boy who is cruelly rejected by his mother and takes revenge on her. The artist's drawings are transferred to paper, cut out, and animated under the camera. The result is Inuit prints in action. --from National Film Board of Canada website.; In Inuit with English titles.; PFA 1604-01-9981. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: October 4, 2001.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE