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What Belongs to Inuit

2009 · 49 min

Quiet, respectful museum visits become a moving reckoning with loss and memory as elders reclaim what was taken.

Overview
A group of Nunavut elders travel to five museums in North America to see and identify artifacts, tools and clothing collected from their Inuit ancestors. Directed by Zacharias Kunuk and Bernadette Dean.

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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • identity
    • colonialism
    • grief
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
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    Directed by
    Bernadette Dean, Zacharias Kunuk
    Runtime
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    Country
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