Nunavut seal hunt film a festival favourite – Nunatsiaq News
May 12, 2016
“I never thought I would have this many people understand our perspective”
TORONTO — Iqaluit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril is used to an element of conflict and tension when she heads south.
As an artist and activist, Arnaquq-Baril often travels south to present — and to typically defend — aspects of Inuit culture which aren’t always well understood or appreciated by a southern audience.
A subject like the Inuit seal hunt is a good example. “You get so tired of feeling judged,” she admits.
But something was markedly different this time.
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