Writing
After experiencing a traumatic event in Igloolik (an Inuit hamlet in Foxe Basin, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut), Uyarak leaves her community and family in Nunavut to live in Montréal. When Covid-19 lockdowns close off the Canadian Arctic from the rest of the world, Uyarak is further separated from her closest friend, eldest sister, Saqpinak. This extreme situation blurs the lines of both the fictional lives of the sisters, and the non-fiction lives of the film’s directors, Lucy Tulugarjuk and Carol Kunnuk, who play the sisters.
After a mysterious death, Kaujak and Sapa are separated despite being promised to each other at birth. With the help of spirit guides, efforts are made to restore harmony in this Arctic fairy tale set in an Inuit community.
Lou grapples with haunting nightmares tied to a childhood tragedy. Encouraged by his girlfriend, Sarah, the couple embarks on a chilling journey to Lou's abandoned school, where the specter of his best friend Cedric's drowning looms large. As night descends, a web of suspense tightens, leading to a heart-wrenching climax where Lou must confront his deepest fears or succumb to the relentless echoes of the past. Will he emerge victorious over his trauma, or does the river's sinister presence persist in the shadows?
Tia, a 10 year-old Syrian refugee living in Montreal, finds a magic portal and travels to the Arctic where she befriends an Inuk girl with who she immerses herself in a world of Inuit myth and magic.
