| The Journals of Knud Rasmussen | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Zacharias Kunuk Norman Cohn |
| Written by | Eugene Ipkarnak Madeline Ivalu Herve Paniaq Pauloosie Qulitalik Lucy Tulugarjuk Abraham Ulayuruluk Louis Uttak |
| Produced by | Lucius Barre Norman Cohn Zacharias Kunuk Elise Lund Larsen Stephane Rituit Vibeke Vogel |
| Starring | Natar Ungalaaq Pierre Lebeau Leah Angutimarik Jens Jørn Spottag Neeve Irngaut |
| Cinematography | Norman Cohn |
| Edited by | Cathrine Ambus Norman Cohn Félix Lajeunesse |
| Music by | Richard Lavoie |
| Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis SF Film |
Release dates | |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Denmark |
| Languages | Inuktitut Danish English |
| Budget | $6,300,000 (estimated) |
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is a 2006 Canadian-Danish film directed by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn.[1] The film is about the pressures on traditional Inuit shamanistic beliefs as documented by Knud Rasmussen during his travels across the Canadian Arctic in the 1920s.[2]
Produced by Isuma, the film premiered on September 7, 2006 as the opening film of the Toronto International Film Festival,[3] after pre-release screenings in Inuit communities in Canada and Greenland.
- ^ Randall King, "Warm heart, frozen surroundings". Winnipeg Free Press, September 29, 2006.
- ^ Geoff Pevere, "Dramatizing Inuit culture shock". Waterloo Region Record, October 13, 2006.
- ^ John McKay, "Inuit director's film opened festival". Whitehorse Star, September 12, 2006.