Zacharias Kunuk | |
|---|---|
| ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ | |
| Born | Kifutikajuk Taqaq Nujatut Attafutaluk Quatuk November 27, 1957 |
| Education | Federal Day School |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, director |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Employer(s) | Isuma Productions, Igloolik |
| Known for | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, the first indigenous film with all indigenous cast and entirely in Inuktitut |
| Partner | Lydia Anguratsiq |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Enuki, Vivian |
| Website | Isuma Productions |
Zacharias Kunuk OC ONu (Inuktitut: ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ, born November 27, 1957) is a Canadian Inuk producer and director most notable for his film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, the first Canadian dramatic feature film produced entirely in Inuktitut.[1] He is the president and co-founder with Paul Qulitalik, Paul Apak Angilirq, and Norman Cohn (an ex-New Yorker and the only non-Inuit team member), of Igloolik Isuma Productions, Canada's first independent Inuit production company.[2] Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001), the first feature film that was entirely in Inuktitut was named as the greatest Canadian film of all time by the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival poll.
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