Director
Myna Ishulutak
Production
Myna Ishulutak
Language
Inuktitut
Year
2016
36 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1
The director goes back to her roots in Pangnirtung, amongst her family and community. It leads her to another journey: to Qipisa, the outpost camp from where they were uprooted.
Myna lives in Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, Inuit territory of Canadian Great North. Wishing to know more about her roots, Myna leaves everything behind to settle in Pangnirtung with her family. But Myna is gradually faced with another quest: the one to remember her own origins. Because Myna grew up on the other side of the Cumberland Sound, before the depart without return.
Direction : Myna Ishulutak
Script : Myna Ishulutak, Aïda MT
Photography : Aïda MT
Sound Design : Martin Allard
Sound Mixing : Bruno Bélanger
Music : Tommy Tremblay
Sound Recording : Tommy Tremblay, Daniel Taukie, Aïda MT
Production : Myna Ishulutak
Myna Ishulutak
Myna Ishulutak is an Inuk filmmaker and Language and Culture instructor, originally from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada. The preservation of Inuktitut and Inuit knowledge lies at the heart of her practice. Her short and medium-length films — Tajarniit, Qipisa, and Tupiq — weave together oral storytelling with the transmission of hunting and fishing techniques, capturing the vital importance of time spent on the land, where knowledge passes from one generation to the next. Told as an intimate first-person account, Qipisa screened at international festivals and won awards across Canada. Itilli Gathering, co-directed with Aïda Maigre-Touchet, is her debut feature.
L’été d’Itilli, 76 min, Documentary, 2026
Qipisa, 35 min, Documentary, 2016
Tajarniit, 30 min, Documentary, 2008