Throat Singing in Kangirsuk
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Throat Singing in Kangirsuk (Inuktitut: Katatjatuuk Kangirsumi) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland and released in 2019.[1] The film depicts Kaukai and Chamberland, two Inuit teenagers from Kangirsuk, Quebec, performing Inuit throat singing over scenes of the changing seasonal landscape in the community.[1]
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Inuktitut | Katatjatuuk Kangirsumi |
Directed by | Eva Kaukai Manon Chamberland |
Written by | Eva Kaukai Manon Chamberland |
Produced by | Manon Barbeau |
Starring | Eva Kaukai Manon Chamberland |
Cinematography | Saviluk Thomassie Emilie Baillargeon Clark Ferguson |
Edited by | Emilie Baillargeon |
Music by | Eva Kaukai Manon Chamberland |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | Inuktitut |
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The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[2] Following the screening, the duo performed a live demonstration of throat singing, their first time ever performing music outside their own community.[3]