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Lumaajuuq (2010)
Directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Animation, Fantasy · 7m
This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
- Writer
- Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
- Producer
- Derek Mazur, Debbie Brisebois
Details
- Release date
- 2010-01-01
- Runtime
- 7m
- Genres
- Animation, Fantasy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- ONF | NFB, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation