NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ (The South Wind)

NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ (The South Wind)

Duration 16:30 min.
Country Canada

Having left Nunavut with her mother Kumaa’naaq (koo-MAT-na) in 1938, young Marguerite must negotiate the unspoken pressures of being Inuk in her new life in the South. When an extraordinary letter arrives from home, Marguerite discovers what’s really expected of her. Based on a true story.

Cast
Kumaa'naaq Brenda Amakłak Putuli
Ray Lindsay Robinson
Marguerite Naomi-Ken Ullikata Natseck
Crew
Director Lindsay McIntyre
Producer Lindsay McIntyre, Katrina Beatty
Writer Lindsay McIntyre
Cinematographer Wesley Miron
Production Designer Brianna Kolybaba
Editors Lindsay McIntyre, Ryan Westley