Animation from Cape Dorset

Year Published: 1972

Creator: Natl Film Board Of Canada

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This film is a collection of short animated sequences produced by Eskimos of the Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) Film Animation Workshop. This was established to teach to northern people a new and novel form of creative expression. There is some explanation in English and some in Inuktitut.

Complete Record: Presents a collection of some of the animated works of graphic artists in Cape Dorset, Canada. Shows how animation is used to portray the beauty of the vast North and the northern way of life, as well as Eskimo legends, factual stories and games.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A0dHSncKpQ

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