CinemaOSMovie · 2003 · 0h 28m

If the Weather Permits

75%(2)IMDbDocumentary

This short documentary studies life in the village of Kangirsujuaq, Nunavik. In this community on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, children’s laughter fills the streets while the old people ponder the passage of time. They are nomads of the wide-open spaces who are trying to get used to the strange feeling of staying put. While the teenagers lap up Southern culture and play golf on the tundra to kill time, the Elders are slowly dying, as their entire culture seems to fade away. Elisapie Isaac, a 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 speaks to her grandfather, now deceased, and confides in him her hopes and fears. Grappling with isolation, family relationships, resource extraction, land-based knowledges, the influence of Southern culture and the ongoing impacts of colonialism on Inuit ways of life, Elisapie Isaac offers a nuanced portrait of the North.

Directed byÉlisapie

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 28m
Language
IU
Released
June 10, 2003
Studios
ONF | NFB

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Élisapie

Élisapie

Naalak Nappaaluk

Danny Alaku

Timothy Etidloie

Bobby Qamugaaluk

Jimmy Kadjulik

Creative team
Directed by
Élisapie
Élisapie
Written by
Élisapie
Élisapie
Produced by
Yves Bisaillon

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