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Finding Home

Directed by Nyla Innuksuk
Canada, 2013 (documentary, 10 minutes, colour, English)
Also known as "Chroniques de notre terre natale vol. 2 - retrouver ses racines", "Retrouver ses racines", "Stories from Our Land Vol. 2 - Finding Home"
Finding Home
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)
Video (National Film Board of Canada) [French]

Film Description:
"This short chronicles filmmaker Nyla Innuksuk's emotional journey to Nunavut to connect with the land of her ancestors and with her Inuit father, whom she has not seen in over 20 years. Nyla's return to her Igloolik birthplace culminates with a lesson on lighting a qulliq, the traditional Inuit oil lamp."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Nyla Innuksuk
Produced by: David Christensen
Cinematography: Marlene Millar
Film Editing: Marlene Millar
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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