Produced and Directed by
Roz Mortimer
Associate Producer
Jeremy Williams
Editor Lucy
Harris
Photography
Lynda Hall
Production Manager
Gilly Sykes
Costumes
Clara Apollo, Sam Dightam, Celina Kalluk
Visual Effects
Joe Pavlo
Animation
Cath Elliot, Ian Mackinnon
Offline Editor
Jo Ann Kaplan
Online Editor Sue
Giovanni
Sound Recordist
Jeremy Williams
Music Consultant
Andrew Cronshaw
Theremin Composer
Michael Kosmides
Sound Design
Paul Davies, Antonia Bates
Sound Editor
Anna Bertmark
Dubbing Mixer
Tom Vandyk
Poem Arrows Pointing North written
by Mike Badger
A Wonderdog production funded by a sciart award from the Wellcome
Trust.
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Music
Boska (Angelica archangelica) performed
by Wimme Saari.
Untitled performed live by Tagaq
Traditional throatsong performed live by Tanya Tagaq Gillis &
Celina Kalluk
Texts
Report of the Fifth Thule Exhibition Knud
Rasmussen, 1921-24
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life Emile Durkheim,
1912
Polychronicon Ranulf Higden, 1327
Map
Hereford mappa mundi drawn by Richard of
Holdingham, 1280
The paper
GMO free wafer paper. Ingredients: potato starch,
water, vegetable oil
Thanks to
The people of Iqaluit and Qikiqtarjuaq, The Inuit
Circumpolar Conference, Amarok Hunters and Trappers Association,
Michael Qappik, Canada Goose, Baffin Boots, Avtech, Felipe Ugarte,
David Assenheim, Sameer Padania, Yukiko Ode, Verity Slater, Bergit
Arends, Claire Robins, Rosie Pedlow,Joe King, Gary Thomas, David
Leister, Alexa Wright, Maggie Ellis, Susan Sang, Terese Ukaliannuk,
Jessica Ikummaq, John Amagoalik, Carol Akeeagok, David Akeeagok,
Jean Kigutikakjuk
Filmed entirely on Baffin Island, Nunavut, in the
communities of Iqaluit and Qikiqtarjuaq |
Director’s biography
Roz Mortimer is an artist and film maker who lives
and works in London. She initially trained as a visual artist and
exhibited internationally as a textile artist and sculptor before
starting to make films in 1995. She was a senior lecturer in film
and video at the University of the Arts, London before setting up
her own production company, Wonderdog Productions in 2001. She has
a particular interest in expanded and experimental forms of documentary,
and her award winning films have been screened widely around the
world in film festivals, galleries, cinema and television. They
include Passages (2007), Invisible (2006), Tales from the Arctic
Circle (2005), Safety Tips for Kids (2003), Gender Trouble (2002),
Dog of My Dreams (2001), Neverland (2000), Airshow (1999), Wormcharmer
(1998) and Bloodsports for Girls (1995).
Her work has been supported by Arts Council England, The British
Council, Rockefeller Foundation, The Wellcome Trust, Film London,
LFVDA, LAFVA, Eastern Arts and Channel 4 Television.
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Jeremy Williams is a graphic designer, photographer and sound recordist.
After initially working as an illustrator, he then spent 3 years
designing record sleeves at A&M Records. Now freelance, he is
based in London and specialises in book and web design, as well
as recording sound for artist filmmakers. |
