This film by Salomonie Pootoogook features a pixilated performance by Timmun Alariaq. Created in Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset) Film Animation Workshop on Baffin Island, a workshop established to teach animation skills to local artists. This is part of a collection of films by Inuit artists released by the NFB in 1973
Timmun Alariaq
This film by Salomonie Pootoogook features a pixilated performance by Timmun Alariaq. Created in Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset) Film Animation Workshop on Baffin Island, a workshop established to teach animation skills to local artists. This is part of a collection of films by Inuit artists released by the NFB in 1973
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