If the weather permits / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; a film by Elisapie Isaac ; researched, written and directed by Elisapie Isaac ; producer, Yves Bisaillon ; National Film Board of Canada, French Program - Studio B.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Isaac, Elisapie, film director, screenwriter, reseacher, narrator.

Bisaillon, Yves, film producer.

National Film Board of Canada. Studio B, production company.

National Film Board of Canada, production company, distributor.

Language:

English

Inuktitut

Subjects (All):

Inuit--Canada--Social life and customs.

Inuit.

Inuit--Québec (Province)--Kangiqsujuaq--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Manners and customs.

Kangiqsujuaq (Québec)--Social conditions.

Kangiqsujuaq (Québec).

Canada.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (28 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]

Language Note:

In English and Inuktitut with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

In the vastness of northern Quebec, on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, lies the village of Kangirsujuaq, in Nunavik. Here, tradition and modernity intersect on a daily basis. Teenagers lap up "southern" culture and play golf on the tundra. Their elders--many of them former nomads and hunters--are trying to get used to the strange feeling of staying put. Elisapie Isaac, a young filmmaker born in Nunavik, decides to return to her roots on this breathtaking land. To bridge the growing gap between the young and the old, she lets Naalak, an elder, and Danny, a young policeman from Kangirsujuaq, tell us what they think. She also speaks to her grandfather, now dead, and confides in him her hopes and fears. Above all, she asks the fundamental question: Can Inuit culture survive in the modern world?

Participant:

Narrator, Elisapie Isaac.

Credits:

Camera, Alex Margineanu ; editor, Marie-Christine Sarda ; original music, Alain Auger.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, French Program - Studio B, ©2003; previously released in 2004.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 20, 2018).

Publisher Number:

nf-ifwea Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.