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| Directed by Marquise Lepage |
| Canada, 2008 (documentary, 83 minutes, colour, French) |
| Also known as "Martha of the North" |
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| Image: © National Film Board of Canada |
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Video (National Film Board of Canada)
Video (National Film Board of Canada) [French] |
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Film Description: "Martha was only 5 when she and her parents were lured away from their Inuit village. Along with a handful of other families, they were moved to Canada's most northerly island, Ellesmere, to ensure Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic. They were told that game would be plentiful and life would be easy. Instead, they discovered that the islands of the Arctic are among the least hospitable to human life in the world. For years, they endured hunger and extreme cold. Deprived of the right to an education and a childhood, Martha had to help her family survive. Yet she proved as resilient as the other people from her community who appear in the film. Martha of the North is the story of a journey and a childhood spent in a new and unwelcoming land." -- National Film Board of Canada (source) |
| Film Credits (partial): | |
| Written by: | Marquise Lepage, Martha Flaherty |
| Produced by: | Marcel Simard, Monique Simard, Johanne Bergeron, Yves Bisaillon, Isabelle Fortier |
| Participants: | Martha Flaherty, Rynee Flaherty, Mary Flaherty, Peter Flaherty, Larry Audlaluk, John Amagoalik, Dora Padluk, Minnie Killiktee, Myna Kiguktak, Camille Lachance, Pauline Akeeagok, Rose Christensen, Emily Kakkee, Ashley Kalluk, Rita Killiktee, Samantha Killiktee, Annie Mary, Laurrie Noah, Lydia Noah, Jennifer Qaapik |
| Cinematography: | René Sioui Labelle |
| Film Editing: | Dominique Champagne |
| Music: | Elisapie Isaac |
| Production Company: | Office national du film du Canada / National Film Board of Canada, Les productions Virage |
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