ImagineNATIVE festival spotlights 7 Inuit-led films – Nunatsiaq News
Oct 14, 2022
Festival kicks off Oct. 18 in Toronto, goes online on Oct. 24
From teens battling an alien invasion to a 320-kilometre snowmobile race, this year’s imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is putting the spotlight on seven Inuit-directed films.
The 23rd annual festival that promotes Indigenous movies, art and multimedia projects will run in Toronto from Oct. 18 to 23 before moving to online streaming from Oct. 24 to 30.
Featured is the hit sci-fi adventure film Slash/Back from director Nyla Innuksuk. The movie follows a group of teen girls in Pangnirtung who use their knowledge of the land and Inuit hunting skills to fight off an alien invasion.
Six short films directed by Inuit filmmakers will also be screened at the festival.
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