Photo: “Throat Song” at TIFF

“Throat Song,” a 17-minute short film shot in Iqaluit, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 12. Here, the film’s producer, Kugluktuk native Stacey Aglok MacDonald, left, director Miranda de Pencier and Rankin Inlet actress Ippiksaut Friesen pose on the festival’s red carpet earlier this week. “Throat Song” is one of 43 short films screening as part of the festival’s Short Cuts Canada program and the only film produced in one of the northern territories. (PHOTO COURTESY OF STACEY AGLOK MACDONALD)