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This screening of Tautuktavuk (What We See) is FREE for all attendees, and will include a Q&A with director Lucy Tulugarjuk to follow.Tautuktavuk (What We See) / 2023 / Dir: Carol Kunnuk & Lucy Tulugarjuk / 1h22mins
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.
The film becomes a series of vignettes of heartache and healing – both in the dramatic based-on-true-events narrative, and the lived reality of these characters and creators. Uyarak doesn’t remember much about one terrible night of domestic violence, but Saqpinak does. Through Zoom calls, Uyarak talks about healing from years of trauma and abuse, and how the counselling sessions she goes to, and other cultural reconnections, are helping her heal. At the same time, Saqpinak is raising a family and hosting live shows about her community. Things are difficult at home – Saqpinak herself is experiencing domestic abuse at home but is waiting to talk about this to Uyarak when she can get home. When Covid-19 restrictions ease, Uyarak is finally able to travel home to Igloolik. At home, she embarks on a deeper healing journey visiting with family and elders, in town, and out on the land. Uyarak and Saqpinak share more stories and support one another in their short time together before Uyarak must return to Montréal.
Member prices for this film can be accessed in-person with presentation of membership card, or by visiting our day time box office.
Content Warning: This films contain mature content, including discussions relating to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
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715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, Saskatchewan S7N 1B3