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Sikiitu

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

 

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Director
Cast

Jusi Sala, Pierre Savu-Massé

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2021

Language

In Inuktitut with English subtitles

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Content Warning

Coarse language; nudity; violence

PG
21 min

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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 headshot, Sikiitu 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)