This film is a collection of short animated sequences produced by Eskimos of the Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) Film Animation Workshop. This was established to teach to northern people a new and novel form of creative expression. There is some explanation in English and some in Inuktitut.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016231
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)