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People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter (1971)
Directed by Stanley Jackson
Documentary · 52m
The second of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada, People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter is compiled from some of the most vivid footage ever filmed of the life of the Netsilik Inuit in the Pelly Bay region of the Canadian Arctic. Together, the two films provide insight and understanding of a culture now almost vanished, as they show the incredible resourcefulness of the Netsilik (People of the Seal) who have adapted to one of the world's harshest environments. Part 2: Eskimo Winter shows how Inuit families gather in communities on the sea ice to harpoon seal as they come up through breating holes in the ice. Also seen is the mid-winter season, a time of intense socializing in the communal igloo, with games, contests and ceremonial activities.
Cast
Alexander Scourby
Crew
- Director
- Stanley Jackson
- Writer
- Stanley Jackson
Details
- Release date
- 1971-01-01
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Production
- ONF | NFB, BBC