Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

The Embargo Project

Caroline Monnet, Zoe Leigh Hopkins

Clint Andrew, Marie Brassard

Five Indigenous women filmmakers from across Canada challenge one another to make a film under a set of restrictions tailored to each filmmaker.

Angry Inuk

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Aaju Peter

With "sealfies" and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront aggressive animal rights vitriol and defend their traditional hunting practices. Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins her fellow Inuit activists as they challenge outdated perceptions of Inuit and present themselves to the world as a modern people in dire need of a sustainable economy.

Lumaajuuq

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Rachelle White Wind

This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”

Inconvenient Indian

Michelle Latimer

Gail Maurice, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Based on the bestselling book, this urgent feature documentary from celebrated director Michelle Latimer will take viewers on a journey into the mind of one of the world’s foremost Indigenous intellectuals, and one of our greatest storytellers: Thomas King.

Aviliaq:Entwined

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

In the 1950s, two Inuit women attempt to protect their relationship when pressure from their new colonial culture forces them to marry men.

Seven Sins: Sloth

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Bryan Pearson

Sloth pokes gentle fun at stereotypes about the Inuit people, past and present.

Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Inuit traditional face tattoos have been forbidden for a century, and almost forgotten. Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, together with long-time friend and activist Aaju Peter, is determined to uncover the mystery and meaning behind this beautiful ancient tradition. Together they embark on an adventure through Arctic communities, speaking with elders and recording the stories of a once popularized female artform. Central to the film is Arnaquq-Baril’s personal debate over whether or not to get tattood herself. With candour and humour, she welcomes us into her world, to experience firsthand the complex emotions that accompany her struggle. Past meets present in this intimate account of one woman’s journey towards self-empowerment and cultural understanding.