ATANARJUAT: THE FAST RUNNER (2001) - an Indigenous Cinema Screenings special

March 15
Sat 12 Noon only! ALL SEATS $10
Dir. Zacharias Kunuk - 2001 - 161m - Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada - In Inuktitut with English subtitles - Not Valid for Punch Cards
An INDIGENOUS CINEMA SCREENINGS, AIO (Americans for Indian Opportunity) & NATIVEZINE Productions special presentation !
The first feature film made in the Inuktitut language!
Based on an ancient Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace, this is an epic tale of love, betrayal, family, and survival played out against the harsh and barren white landscape of the Far North.
"A cinematic marvel that stands to challenge just about everything you thought you knew about movie-making, life in general -- and your role in both." - Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun
"Not only one of the most intriguing feature-film projects in decades and enough plain-spoken anthropology for three credits at Harvard, but one of the most flat-out entertaining movies of the year. " - Jack Mathews, New York Daily News