Synopsis
Nalujuk Night is an up close look at an exhilarating, and sometimes terrifying, Labrador Inuit tradition. Every January 6th from the dark of the Nunatsiavut night, the Nalujuit appear on the sea ice. They walk on two legs, yet their faces are animalistic, skeletal, and otherworldly.
Production :
National Film Board of Canada
Distribution :
National Film Board of Canada
Contact :
Music :
Sarah Harris
Sound designer :
Paul Steffler
Editing :
Justin Simms
Cinematographer :
Duncan De Young and Nigel Markham
Screenplay :
Jennie Williams
In competition for :
Public Award - Official Competition
Best Documentary Short Film Award
International FIPRESCI Critic’s Award
Public Award - Youth Competition
Jury Prize
Direction
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Jennie WilliamsJennie Williams is an Inuk visual artist and throat singer from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. As a professional photographer, she creates powerful images that convey the cultural landscape and lived experience of Inuit. Her stirring photography has received national acclaims.