Before Tomorrow (2008)
Two isolated families meet for a summertime celebration. Food is abundant and the future seems bright, but Ningiuq, a wise old woman, sees her world as fragile and moves through it with a pervasive sense of dread. Ningiuq and her grandson Maniq are dropped off on a remote island, where, every year, the family dries the catch and stores it for winter. The task is soon finished. As summer turns to fall, they wait in vain for the others to pick them up.
Directors: Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu.
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Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq as Apak |
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Madeline Ivalu as Ninioq |
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Paul-Dylan Ivalu as Maniq |
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Mary Qulitalik as Kuutujuk |
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Tumasie Sivuarapik as Kukik |
| Directing | Marie-Hélène Cousineau | Director |
| Writing | Susan Avingaq | Writer |
| Writing | Jørn Riel | Novel |
| Writing | Marie-Hélène Cousineau | Writer |
| Directing | Madeline Ivalu | Director |
| Writing | Madeline Ivalu | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Atuat Akkitirq | Costume Design |
| Sound | Anna McGarrigle | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kate McGarrigle | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Joel Zifkn | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Norman Cohn | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Félix Lajeunesse | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Richard Lavoie | Sound |
| Editing | Norman Cohn | Editor |
| Editing | Marie-Hélène Cousineau | Editor |
| Editing | Louise Dugal | Editor |
| Editing | Félix Lajeunesse | Editor |
| Production | Norman Cohn | Executive Producer |
| Production | Zacharias Kunuk | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephane Rituit | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Micheline Ammaq | Costume Design |