Shaman Stories

A quiet, respectful oral history that feels like listening to elders share living memories, intimate and unhurried.

Directed by

Pauloosie Qulitalik, Zacharias Kunuk

Overview

Inuit memories and experiences of shamanism, and oral histories about the last shamans practicing in the region of Igloolik, Nunavut. Interviewees range from young people to elders and politicians, but they all share a belief that things happen, and that shamanism is still a living religion.

How it feels

Earnest, warm and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Faith, memory, identity, trauma

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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