Although the setting is exotic, the language is foreign and the clothing primitive, "Atanarjuat" -- filmed in a Canadian Arctic island community -- is a snapshot of all humanity, as embodied by one ...

"Atanarjuat the Fast Runner" is the first-ever screenplay written in the Inuit language, Inuktitut -- and the first time's a charm. Pic captures an epic story rife with rivalries, evil spirits, sex, ...

Atanarjuat ( The Fast Runner), the first Canadian feature film written, produced, directed and acted by Inuit, and The War Bride,a story of a young British woman who spends the war years living among ...

"It really left such an indelible impact not just on Inuit filmmaking, not just Indigenous filmmaking but also Canadian filmmaking," imagineNATIVE Film & Media Festival executive director Jason Ryle ...

This is part of a series of essays by panellists featured on the new CBC Arts talk show The Filmmakers. A panellist from each episode writes about the film being featured this week, which this week is ...

Few Canadians visit the arctic part of their country, where the Inuit have lived for thousands of years. Isolated conditions that are cold and icy apparently don't have wide appeal for the majority of ...

Ready to watch 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner' without the hassle? Here’s where you can watch it, including streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can find ...

Technically and artistically outstanding, dialogue excellent, the actors did an outstanding job, proof that unknown locals can often perform better than multi-millionaire egomaniacs. However, the ...

TORONTO — A film completely in Inuktitut has been named the top Canadian film of all time in an international poll conducted by the Toronto International Film Festival. International film industry ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. "Atanarjuat! Atanarjuat!" A woman cries into the tundra amid the ruins of an Inuit tent. A man lies bleeding at her feet, and the ...

Zacharias Kunuk's Camera d'or winner Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) and Lyndon Chubbuck's The War Bride both received seven nominations for Canada's Genie Awards, announced Dec. 12 in Toronto. Bruce ...

The first all-Inuit-language feature, made by a mostly Inuit cast and crew, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner makes no attempt to ease outsiders into the world of Inuit film. It even begins with the line, ...