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Throat Singing in Kangirsuk

2019 film

Throat Singing in Kangirsuk (Inuktitut: Katatjatuuk Kangirsumi) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland and released in 2019.[1] The film depicts Kaukai and Chamberland, two Inuit teenagers from Kangirsuk, Quebec, performing Inuit throat singing over scenes of the changing seasonal landscape in the community.[1]

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The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[2] Following the screening, the duo performed a live demonstration of throat singing, their first time ever performing music outside their own community.[3]

Reception

Writing for Film Threat, Lorry Kikta praised the film as "a breathtaking visual tour that somehow shows us the entire spirit of the people in only a little over three minutes. It’s very effective and impressive, considering that the creative forces behind it are teenagers."[4]

In December 2019, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Jackie McKay, "'It's a huge thing': Film starring 2 Nunavik teens screening at Sundance Film Festival". CBC North, January 18, 2019.
  2. [2]
    Lauren Malyk, "Five Canadian shorts headed to Sundance". Playback, December 4, 2018.
  3. [3]
    T'cha Dunlevy, "Dunlevy: Throat-singing Nunavik teens are stars of Sundance". Montreal Gazette, January 31, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Lorry Kikta, "Throat Singing in Kangirsuk". Film Threat, January 30, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019". Now, December 11, 2019.


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