Games of the North

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.

Cast

Joy Harjo

Narrator

Meika McDonald

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Elizabeth Rexford

Herself

Jesse Frankson

Himself

David Thomas

Himself

John Miller

Himself

Brian Randazzo

Himself

Nora Thomas

Herself

Phillip Ossinak Kairaiuak

Himself

Forrest Olemaun

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Big Bob Aiken

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Debra Archambault

Herself

Solomon Frankson

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Billy Bodfish

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Crew

Jonathon Stanton

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Greg Bernstein

Assistant Editor, Director of Photography

Andrew Stromotich

Assistant Editor

Donna Bach

Production Coordinator

Steven Wounded Deer Alvarez

Executive Producer

Atalanta Powell

Producer

Phillip Kill'aq Blanchett

Associate Producer, Sound Mixer

Carolyn Kinneen

Line Producer

Michael A. Martinez

Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator

Tom Trainor

Camera Operator

Patrick Donnelly

Camera Operator

Cory Wolfe

Camera Operator

Gabriel Lopez-Shaw

Camera Operator

Tom Pillifant

Camera Operator

Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

Camera Operator

Ryan Olson

Camera Operator

Don Lacombe

Post Production Supervisor

Doug Tolmie

Post Production Supervisor

Dan Kaas

Makeup Artist

Kareena Mueller

Makeup Artist

Bill Fast

Sound Engineer

Joel Dejesus

Boom Operator, Set Production Assistant

Randy Lantz

ADR Editor

Eva-Lydia Baumgarten

Visual Effects

Dermot Shane

Visual Effects, Editorial Staff

Clark James Mishler

Still Photographer

Gene Boyde

Gaffer

Omi Hodwitz

Production Manager

Lurline McGregor

Production Manager

Jenz Grove

Visual Development

Sini Salminen

Art Direction