Arctic Film: Uvanga (Arnait Focus)

The prospect of his first visit to the North, the land of the father he never knew, fills Tomas with nervous excitement.

The second of 3 feature films in Highlight Arctic‘s focus on works by the pioneering Arnait Video Productions. Founded in 1991 as the Women’s Video Workshop of Igloolik, Arnait became the first women’s collective independent production company in the Arctic.

FRI 17th MARCH 2017 – 20:30

Edinburgh Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ

£10/£8/£6.50 Entry – Tickets (Ticket Deal Available)

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Uvanga

Marie-Hélène Cousineau & Madeline Piujuq Ivalu – Canada, 2013 (86min, English and Inuktitut with English subtitles)

Cast: Lukasi Forrest, Marianne Farley, Travis Kunnuk, Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Pakak Innukshuk, Carol Kunnuk.

Single mother Anna returns to the close-knit community of Igloolik during the summer months of midnight sun. Born and raised in Montreal, her 14-year-old son, Tomas, has never before seen the town where his father’s Inuk family hails from. But the joy of his homecoming is mixed with the unavoidable memories of a brief and painful chapter in their shared history as, over the course of a single fortnight, Anna and Thomas strive to rebuild their family.

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Watch all 3 Arnait features! (Ticket Deals Available)