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Imalirijit
Synopsis
Tim is a young father living in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. As his grandfather did before, he wants to start his own research to study water quality to benefit its community. Tim embarks on an inspiring journey that will lead to empowerment and cultural revitalization. The experience becomes an awakening for Tim and his team, a wind of change and adaptation for the community challenging the modern reality of the Canadian Arctic.
Cast & Crew
- Screenplay : Vincent L’Hérault
- Cinematographer : Vincent L’Hérault & Jean-Philippe Vachon
- Editor : Benoît Côté
- Sound : Vincent L’Hérault
- Sound editor : Martin Lemay, Peak
- Production : ArctiConnexion, Frangin, Productions 4 Éléments
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Biography
Vincent L’Herault is Ph.D. biologist and director at ArctiConnexion. He works in Nunavut with Inuit communities and several hundreds of hunters and fishermen. Throughout his work, Vincent uses video production. Committed artist and scientist, he was granted several provincial and national prizes.
Tim Anaviapik Soucie is a young father living in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. As his grandfather did before, he wants to start his own research to study water quality to benefit its community.
Festivals
- 2022 -
Nunavut International Film Festival, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada | Best Documentary
Dawson City Short Film Festival, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin, USA
CineGlobe Film Festival, Genève, Suisse
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival, Adélaïde, Australie
Présence autochtone, Montréal, Canada | Mention spéciale
Festival de films pour l’environnement (FFPE), Saint-Casimir, Canada | Prix du public
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, Ottawa, Canada
IndiFest Festival de Cinema Indígena de Barcelona, Barcelone, Espagne
imagineNATIVE, Toronto, Canada
Native Spirit Film Festival, Cambridge, UK
Yellowknife International Film Festival, Yellowknife, Canada
American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco, USA
RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival, Beverly Hills, USA
ETNOFILM Čadca, Čadca, Slovaquie
Arctic Film Festival, Grand Marais, USA
- 2023 -
Big Water Film Festival, Ashland, USA | Best Documentary Award
Portland EcoFilm Festival, Portland, USA | Eco Hero Award
Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival, Lafayette, USA
Reframe film festival, Peterborough, Canada
Available Light Film Festival, Yukon, Canada | Best Northern Short Film
Colorado Environmental Film Festival, Golden, USA
Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival, Ōtaki, Nouvelle-Zélande
Princeton Environnemental Film Festival, Princeton, USA
Sarasota Film Festival, Sarasota, USA
Dreamspeakers, Edmonton, AB
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, San Luis Obispo, Californie
Festival International des Films Identitaires et Solidaires – FestIFIS, Nikki, Benin
Festival Résistances, Foix, France
RIFFA - Regina International Film festival and Awards, Regina, Canada
Portobello Film Festival, Londres, UK
Lunenbourg Doc Fest, Lunenbourg, Canada
New West Film Festival, New Westminster
- 2024 -
Mother Tongue Film Fest, Washington DC
International Migration and Environmental Film Festival (IMEFF), Toronto, Canada
- 2025 -
INDIGENOUS: THE NORTH AMERICA FILM FESTIVAL, Stuttgart, Allemagne
Imalirijit was filmed from 2014 to 2018 in Pond Inlet, an Inuit community located at the northern tip of Baffin Island in Nunavut. My approach was to follow Tim, our main character, along each step of his research project from the very beginning through the end. The screenplay was written afterwards based on the material assembled and available. Tim, as a co-director, and I wanted to make a film that is positive about the Arctic and indigenous communities. We felt that too often we hear negative things on the news, we wanted to share this action and collaboration-oriented story that has generated nothing but benefits to the youth, Elders, and the community as a whole. We show the importance of multi-generational relationships, indigenous knowledge, youth engagement and community leadership and ownership.
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