This unusual parka is made of King Eider duck skin and covered in feathers.
It was worn by Atanarjuat's arch-rival, Oki, during the attack on Atanarjuat's
camp and subsequent chase across the sea ice. The parka floats in water!
The amauti (woman's parka) has a deep hood at the back in which babies and
children are placed. In the film, this beautiful amauti was a gift to Atuat,
Atanarjuat's first wife, during their emotional reunion after his return to
Igloolik following a period of exile and recovery at the camp of the shaman
Qulitalik.… Uqalimakkanirit
Under the dual direction of head seamstress and Igloolik elder, Atuat
Akkitirq (nominated for a Genie Award in Achievement in Costume Design), and a
group of highly-skilled local seamstresses created the magnificient clothing
worn by the characters in the film.
Atanarjuat was filmed with an all-Inuit cast in Inuktitut on location
under extreme conditions. To achieve this on a modest yet professional
$1.9 million budget required serious arctic know-how. Igloolik Isuma
Productions Inc.… Uqalimakkanirit
Marie-Hélène Cousineau talks about the work of Arnait video in Igloolik
and how the members of the collective are now looking for a wider
audience for their stories, especially after the production of their
first feature film, Before Tomorrow. Interviewed by Gabriela Gamez,
Montreal, June 2009. In French.
Students will research the Inuit style of filmmaking and list key points involved in the process by reading selections written by the three founding members of Igloolik Isuma Productions, the makers of the films Atanarjuat – The Fast Runner and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen.… Uqalimakkanirit
Aua: Pakak Innukshuk is a well know carver and actor based in Igloolik.… Uqalimakkanirit 
