Games of the North
26 mins
For thousands of years, traditional Inuit sports have been vital for survival within the unforgiving Arctic. Acrobatic and explosive, these ancestral games evolved to strengthen mind, body and spirit within the community. Following four modern Inuit athletes reveals their unique relationship to the games as they compete across the North. As unprecedented change sweeps across their traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the games today.
Meika McDonald
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Elizabeth Rexford
Herself
Jesse Frankson
Himself
David Thomas
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John Miller
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Brian Randazzo
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Nora Thomas
Herself
Phillip Ossinak Kairaiuak
Himself
Forrest Olemaun
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Big Bob Aiken
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Debra Archambault
Herself
Solomon Frankson
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Billy Bodfish
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Atalanta Powell
Producer
Ryan Olson
Camera Operator
Greg Bernstein
Director of Photography
Eva-Lydia Baumgarten
Visual Effects
Gene Boyde
Gaffer
Cory Wolfe
Camera Operator
Sini Salminen
Art Direction
Patrick Donnelly
Camera Operator
Dan Kaas
Makeup Artist
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Camera Operator
Lurline McGregor
Production Manager
Don Lacombe
Post Production Supervisor
Phillip Kill'aq Blanchett
Associate Producer
Tom Pillifant
Camera Operator
Dermot Shane
Editorial Staff
Bill Fast
Sound Engineer
Joel Dejesus
Set Production Assistant
Donna Bach
Production Coordinator
Doug Tolmie
Post Production Supervisor
Tom Trainor
Camera Operator
Omi Hodwitz
Production Manager
Dermot Shane
Visual Effects
Randy Lantz
ADR Editor
Phillip Kill'aq Blanchett
Sound Mixer
Andrew Stromotich
Assistant Editor
Joel Dejesus
Boom Operator
Jenz Grove
Visual Development
Steven Wounded Deer Alvarez
Executive Producer
Kareena Mueller
Makeup Artist
Gabriel Lopez-Shaw
Camera Operator
Clark James Mishler
Still Photographer
Greg Bernstein
Assistant Editor
Carolyn Kinneen
Line Producer