Games of the North (2011)
For thousands of years, traditional Inuit sports have been vital for survival within the unforgiving Arctic. Acrobatic and explosive, these ancestral games evolved to strengthen mind, body and spirit within the community. Following four modern Inuit athletes reveals their unique relationship to the games as they compete across the North. As unprecedented change sweeps across their traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the games today.
Director: Jonathon Stanton
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Joy Harjo as Narrator |
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Meika McDonald as Himself |
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Elizabeth Rexford as Herself |
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Jesse Frankson as Himself |
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David Thomas as Himself |
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John Miller as Himself |
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Brian Randazzo as Himself |
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Nora Thomas as Herself |
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Phillip Ossinak Kairaiuak as Himself |
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Forrest Olemaun as Himself |
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Big Bob Aiken as Himself |
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Debra Archambault as Herself |
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Solomon Frankson as Himself |
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Billy Bodfish as Himself |
| Production | Jonathon Stanton | Producer |
| Production | Atalanta Powell | Producer |
| Camera | Ryan Olson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Greg Bernstein | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Eva-Lydia Baumgarten | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Gene Boyde | Gaffer |
| Camera | Cory Wolfe | Camera Operator |
| Art | Sini Salminen | Art Direction |
| Camera | Michael A. Martinez | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Patrick Donnelly | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dan Kaas | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Andrew Okpeaha MacLean | Camera Operator |
| Production | Lurline McGregor | Production Manager |
| Crew | Don Lacombe | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Phillip Kill'aq Blanchett | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Tom Pillifant | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Dermot Shane | Editorial Staff |
| Sound | Bill Fast | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Jonathon Stanton | Director |
| Crew | Joel Dejesus | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Donna Bach | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Jonathon Stanton | Editor |
| Crew | Doug Tolmie | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Tom Trainor | Camera Operator |
| Production | Omi Hodwitz | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Dermot Shane | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Randy Lantz | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Phillip Kill'aq Blanchett | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Andrew Stromotich | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Joel Dejesus | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Jenz Grove | Visual Development |
| Production | Steven Wounded Deer Alvarez | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kareena Mueller | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Gabriel Lopez-Shaw | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Clark James Mishler | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Jonathon Stanton | Writer |
| Editing | Greg Bernstein | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Carolyn Kinneen | Line Producer |
| Camera | Michael A. Martinez | Camera Operator |