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The Shaman's Apprentice

2021 · 21 min

A quiet, otherworldly journey into myth and healing, told with patient stop-motion craft and a solemn sense of duty.

Directed by
Zacharias Kunuk
Genres
Animation, Mystery
Starring
Madeline Ivalu, Jacky Qrunnut, Lucy Tulugarjuk
Overview
A young shaman must face her first test: a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill.

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Directed by
Zacharias Kunuk
Genres
Animation, Mystery
Starring
Madeline Ivalu, Jacky Qrunnut, Lucy Tulugarjuk
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • healing
  • family
  • trauma
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, mystery
Directed by
Zacharias Kunuk
Written by
Jonathan Frantz, Zacharias Kunuk
Starring
Madeline Ivalu, Jacky Qrunnut, Lucy Tulugarjuk
Cinematography
Evan DeRushie
Runtime
21 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English, Inuktitut

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