Documentary on Inuit food, family set to screen in 3 Nunavut communities
‘Nirilaurta: Let us Eat’ took 4 years of work to create
A still from Malaya Qaunirq Chapman’s documentary, “Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat”, features Nauyaq and Jamie Ugyuk of Taloyoak preparing their catch after a successful fish netting. (Photo courtesy of National Film Board of Canada)
Nunavummiut have the chance to see a new documentary about Inuit food, resilience, culture and family this month as Nirilaurta: Let us Eat is set to screen in three communities.
The documentary follows the Ugyuk family of Taloyoak as they navigate high grocery prices and the cost of hunting equipment.
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman directed the film, which premièred Aug. 6 at the International First Peoples Festival in Montreal.
It’s scheduled to screen at 6 p.m. on Sept. 15, at Astro Theatre in Iqaluit, followed by a Q&A with Qaunirq Chapman, said Katja De Bock, a spokesperson for the National Film Board of Canada, in an email.
A screening in Rankin Inlet is set for Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. at the community centre. Another screening is scheduled in Baker Lake on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at the community hall.
All of the screenings are free.
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