If the Weather Permits

Bisaillon, Yves, (film producer.). Isaac, Elisapie, (film director.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: In the vastness of northern Quebec, on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, lies the village of Kangirsujuaq, in Nunavik. Here, tradition and modernity intersect on a daily basis. Teenagers lap up "southern" culture and play golf on the tundra. Their elders--many of them former nomads and hunters--are trying to get used to the strange feeling of staying put. Elisapie Isaac, a young filmmaker born in Nunavik, decides to return to her roots on this breathtaking land. To bridge the growing gap between the young and the old, she lets Naalak, an elder, and Danny, a young policeman from Kangirsujuaq, tell us what they think. She also speaks to her grandfather, now dead, and confides in him her hopes and fears. Above all, she asks the fundamental question: Can Inuit culture survive in the modern world? In English and Inuktitut, with subtitles.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (27 min., 51 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:march.24 Agency - French program:.Réalités.doc. CatMonthString:january.24 Indigenous filmmaker (Inuit). Multi-User. NFB's special programs:.Cinéastes autochtones Competition. CatMonthString:february.24
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Research, Elisapie Isaac ; writer, Elisapie Isaac ; director, Elisapie Isaac ; camera, Alex Margineanu ; location sound, Yann Cleary, Stéphane Barsalou ; editor, Marie-Christine Sarda ; sound editor, Martin Allard, Marie-Ève Livernoche ; foley artist, Lise Wedlock ; original music, Alain Auger ; music re-recording, null Studio Cozmo ; re-recording, Shelley Craig ; producer, Yves Bisaillon.
Participant or Performer Note:	Participation, Naalak Nappaaluk, Danny Alaku, Timothy Etidloie, Bobby Qamugaaluk, Jimmy Kadjulik.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2003.
Target Audience Note:	12-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Awards Note:	1st Prize Rigoberta Menchu Tum - Category: Community, 2003 Award for Best Documentary Short, 2004 Award of Excellence - Category: Documentary Short, 2003 Claude-Jutra Award for Best hope of the year, 2004 Honorable Mention - Category: Social Issues, 2004 Spirit Award, 2003
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-05-01).