Unikausiq (Stories)

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1996
DURATION: 6 min
GENRE: Computer animation
FORMAT: Video (colour)
LANGUAGE: Inuktitut Eng/Fr st.
CAST/PERFORMERS: Madeline Ivalu
DIRECTOR: Mary Kunuk
PRODUCER: Arnait Video Collective
SCRIPT WRITER: Mary Kunuk
EDITOR: Marie-Helene Cousineau, Mary Kunuk
FUNDING: The Governement of the Northwest Territories Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts
SELECTED SCREENINGS: Maison de la culture Côte-des-Neiges (Montréal, 1997)

SYNOPSIS:

In this computer animated work, Mary Kunuk explores stories and songs recalled from her own childhood. As she has said, “Recording them on video is my way of keeping them alive”.