Movie
Lumaajuuq
2010 · Animation / Fantasy · 7m 6.0
This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”
- Director
- Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
- Writer
- Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
- Producers
- Debbie Brisebois,Derek Mazur
