Lumaajuuq

Release Date: 2010-01-01

Runtime: 7

Languages: English

Rating: 6

Votes: 3

Genres: Animation | Fantasy

Director: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Description: This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy t...This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”Read More

Production Companies:

ONF | NFB

Inuit Broadcasting Corporation