Lumaajuuq

Lumaajuuq

7 mins | Animation, Fantasy | Jan. 1, 2010

This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”

Lumaajuuq

7 mins | Animation, Fantasy | Jan. 1, 2010

Lumaajuuq
This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”
Producers National Film Board of Canada, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Original title Lumaajuuq
Directors Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Writers Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Cast

Rachelle White Wind

as Narrator