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IsumaInuit Video Art
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An engaging exploration into the art, folklore, politics, and cultural philosophy of Isuma, the producers of The Fast Runner.
Since director Zacharias Kunuk was awarded the Camera d'Or Award at Cannes in 2001, Igloolik Isuma Productions has been among the most well-known and influential indigenous film companies in the world. Isuma's premier movie, Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) - the first-ever feature film produced by the Inuit and presented entirely in the Inuktitut language - has received numerous awards and critical acclaim.
"In Isuma Michael Evans explores multiple aspects of the production company's filmmaking, including its cultural and political stances, its embrace of folklore and respect for ancestors, and its role in the Arctic community of Igloolik. In-depth interviews with the people of Isuma and a thoughtful analysis of their films reveal how the producers combine their vision of Inuit wisdom and honour with the demands of modern filmmaking to create compelling and visually stunning films that share Inuit culture with an international audience.
Isuma: Inuit Video Art is a pragmatic, comprehensive and accessible study, bringing Isuma's Arctic to life while positioning its efforts within a larger frame of indigenous media and cultural expression."
"In Isuma Michael Evans explores multiple aspects of the production company's filmmaking, including its cultural and political stances, its embrace of folklore and respect for ancestors, and its role in the Arctic community of Igloolik. In-depth interviews with the people of Isuma and a thoughtful analysis of their films reveal how the producers combine their vision of Inuit wisdom and honour with the demands of modern filmmaking to create compelling and visually stunning films that share Inuit culture with an international audience.
Isuma: Inuit Video Art is a pragmatic, comprehensive and accessible study, bringing Isuma's Arctic to life while positioning its efforts within a larger frame of indigenous media and cultural expression."
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies (number 52 in series)
256 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773533691
April 2008
Formats: Paperback, Cloth, eBook
"The author's presentation of valuable interview material with videographers in different groups with diverging goals and interests makes this work especially important." Marian Bredin, communications, popular culture and film, Brock University
"Capturing a pivotal moment in Inuit/Canadian/film history, Isuma: Inuit Video Art is one of the most accomplished books I have read in a long time. There is a richness in detail in both the interviews and the author's reflections on them ... Cleary, Evans and his subjects shared a mutual trust and respect." Allan J. Ryan, New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture, Canadian Studies and Art History, Carleton University
"Isuma: Inuit Video Art should be required reading for anyone studying folklore and media and especially Indigenous media." Joanna Hearne, University of Missouri-Columbia
"Isuma filmmakers have not only given outsiders the content to rethink precon¬ceived ideas about life in the Arctic, but they have also presented this content in a way that is natural to an Inuit. Evans helps us move more fully into that space." Journal of American Folklore
"Capturing a pivotal moment in Inuit/Canadian/film history, Isuma: Inuit Video Art is one of the most accomplished books I have read in a long time. There is a richness in detail in both the interviews and the author's reflections on them ... Cleary, Evans and his subjects shared a mutual trust and respect." Allan J. Ryan, New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture, Canadian Studies and Art History, Carleton University
"Isuma: Inuit Video Art should be required reading for anyone studying folklore and media and especially Indigenous media." Joanna Hearne, University of Missouri-Columbia
"Isuma filmmakers have not only given outsiders the content to rethink precon¬ceived ideas about life in the Arctic, but they have also presented this content in a way that is natural to an Inuit. Evans helps us move more fully into that space." Journal of American Folklore
Michael Robert Evans is associate professor, journalism, Indiana University.
Acknowledgments xi
1 Reflections in the Ice 3
2 Igloolik Isuma 17
3 Inuit Video as Folklore 31
4 Isuma’s Artists 56
5 Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner 76
6 Streams of Culture 101
7 Video as Socio-Political Endeavour 122
8 Netsilik and Nanook vs Nunavut 140
9 Video in Politics 156
10 Video as Community 172
11 Light through the Ice 191
Glossary 211
Notes 215
References 225
Index 233
1 Reflections in the Ice 3
2 Igloolik Isuma 17
3 Inuit Video as Folklore 31
4 Isuma’s Artists 56
5 Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner 76
6 Streams of Culture 101
7 Video as Socio-Political Endeavour 122
8 Netsilik and Nanook vs Nunavut 140
9 Video in Politics 156
10 Video as Community 172
11 Light through the Ice 191
Glossary 211
Notes 215
References 225
Index 233
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