Okpik's Dream is a Canadian documentary film, released in 2015.[1] The film centres on Harry Okpik, an Inuk man from Quaqtaq, who witnessed a government slaughter of Inuit sled dogs as a child and later lost his leg in a hunting accident, and now prepares to compete as a dog musher in the 600 km Ivakkak sled dog race in Nunavik.[2]
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| Directed by | Laura Rietveld |
| Written by | Laura Rietveld |
| Produced by | Katarina Soukup |
| Starring | Harry Okpik |
| Cinematography | Alexandre Domingue Alex Margineanu Stefan Nitoslawski |
| Edited by | Heidi Haines |
| Music by | Ramachandra Borcar |
Production company | Catbird Films |
| Distributed by | CBC Television |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Inuktitut |
The film had select film festival screenings, but was distributed primarily as a CBC Television special which aired in August 2015 as an episode of the regional documentary series Absolutely Canadian.[3]
The film won a Community Award from the 2015 First Peoples' Festival in Montreal,[2] and was a nominee for Best Documentary Program at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.[4]
See also edit
- Qimmit, a Clash of Two Truths, a 2010 documentary about the alleged mass slaughter of Inuit sled dogs
References edit
- ^ "New documentary follows the hopes and dreams of Nunavik musher". Nunatsiaq News, July 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "Okpik's Dream, Nunavik dog sled documentary, wins award". CBC News, August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Harry Okpik, champion dog musher, races 600 km across tundra". CBC News, August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Okpik's Dream, Montreal filmmaker's 1st doc, nominated for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 20, 2016.
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