A coming-of-age story in the small Arctic village of Ivujivik, where teenage Ali would rather spend his time dreaming of being a hip-hop superstar instead of going hunting with his dad.
Award: Festival Regard Canadian Grand Prize
Supported by
Community Broadcast Partner
Community Partner
Jusi Sala, Pierre Savu-Massé
Canada
2021
In Inuktitut with English subtitles
Coarse language; nudity; violence
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 2
Fear, doubt, and loneliness give way to pleasure, empowerment, and reclamation—or, is it the other way around?
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Credits
Producer
Sandrine Berger
Screenwriter
Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin-Gagnon, Éric K. Boulianne
Cinematography
Van Royko
Editor
Alain Loiselle
Original Music
Jean-Olivier Bégin
Director
Gabriel Allard Gagnon
Gabriel Allard Gagnon has directed some 50 music videos and six documentary feature films. After doing a project in the Canadian far north during which he met Inuit Nation members, he created Sikiitu, his first work of fiction.
Filmography: T’es où, Youssef? (2017); Les Poussières de Daech (2020)