{"id":41911,"date":"2023-10-03T21:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T01:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/angry-inuk\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T20:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T00:54:40","slug":"angry-inuk","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/angry-inuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Angry Inuk"},"content":{"rendered":"
We all know about the terrible \u201cbrutality\u201d of the Arctic seal hunt \u2014 or do we? Turns out there are other sides to this story: it's the story of families that need to be fed, the story of a hunting practice that began centuries ago and the story of a tradition that is central to the economy and food security of Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic. Angry Inuk<\/em> contains a story that\u2019s over 4,000 years old.<\/p>\n The seal hunt is not exactly a laughing matter, but humour and technical savvy go a long way to debunk certain claims. Wryly tackling both misinformation and aggressive appeals to emotion, Inuk filmmaker Arnaquq-Baril equips herself and her community with the powers of social media \u2014 and yes, #sealfies \u2014 to reframe a controversial topic as a cultural issue in this 2016 Audience Award\u2013winning Hot Docs hit.<\/p>\n \u201cAngry Inuk<\/em> delivers important information about an issue we tend to think we know everything about, and delivers a powerful emotional punch.\u201d We all know about the terrible \u201cbrutality\u201d of the Arctic seal hunt \u2014 or do we? Turns out there are other sides to this story: it's the story of families… <\/p>\n
\u2014Susan G. Cole, NOW Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"