The owl and the lemming in this animated film are short-legged, plumpy stuffed puppets made of seal skin by Inuit artists. The accompanying song and voices are in Inuktitut, although the legend is narrated in English. The story in which an owl hunts a lemming will appeal to all audiences, especially children. Moreover, it preserves on film an example of Inuit folklore that may in time disappear.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
304471
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos - Legends
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Folklore - Canada
Childrens Films → Children 0-6
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada
Childrens Films → Puppet films
Literature → Eskimos - Legends
Literature → Folklore - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)