DOCUMENTARIES
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INUIT HIGH KICK Producer and Concept by Mark Hamilton Director - Alethea Arnaquq-Baril This short film is a dramatic representation of an athlete performing the traditional high kick in super-slow motion. The high kick is an ancient celebration of Inuit culture and the film is a stunning demonstration of timeless athleticism. Released in February 2010 as part of the cultural celebrations at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. (2.5 min.)
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LOUISIANA FENCELINE, GOD AND GREENPEACE IN CANCER ALLEY Producer/Director, Camera/Editor - Mark Hamilton Thousands of rural people are exposed to outrageous levels of toxic chemicals day and night in what is notoriously known as "Cancer Alley" Louisiana. The residents of a small trailer park find out their drinking water is contaminated and decide to fight back. With fiery activist Albertha Hasten leading the way, the little community warily accepts the support of Greenpeace and a busload of celebrities but with disappointing results. (48 min.) U.S. national broadcast by Free Speech TV. Nominated for Best Nature/Environment Documentary at Yorkton Film and Video Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan. |
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THE MYSTERY OF ARQIOQ Executive Producer - Mark Hamilton In March 1930 a German scientific expedition, including Inuit hunter Arqioq, vanished into the High Arctic. The fate of the German Arctic Expedition has obsessed travellers and researchers for 70 years. Recently, a team of scientists discovered a trove of the expedition's abandoned equipment on Axel Heiberg Island at 80 degrees north. Co-directors Henry Naulaq and Ole Gjerstad set out to discover the truth about Arqioq and discover a dramatic twist to the story. In Arqioq's home region in Greenland, rumours say he did not perish and may have been the only survivor of the doomed expedition. (52 min.) |
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NUNAVUT ELDERS SERIES Series Producer - Mark Hamilton Directors - David Poisey, Linda Tucktoo, Martin Kreelak, Jolene Arreak Life on the land was given up in the 1950s and 60s. Today's elders lived through the difficult beginnings of community life, witnessed the coming of modern communications and air travel and participated in the creation of Nunavut. Now they are seeing the young people of Nunavut take their place in the global village. Each program tells the story of one elder and his or her relationship with one other person - a younger family member, a protégé, or someone close to the family. The dramatic lives of the elders are retold – stories that are sometimes peaceful and glorious and sometimes difficult and brutal. (6 x 30 min.) |
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DIGNITY AND GRACE Producers/Directors, Camera/Editors - Mark Hamilton and Charlie Fox In the shadow of the urban giant Toronto, the people of a small farm community unite to stage a mammoth community play. Through the play they celebrate their collective history, confront issues about unsustainable urban development and strengthen community ties. (50 min.) |
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THE LAND, THE SEA AND THE PEOPLE & THE HOMELAND Producer/Director, Writer, Editor - Mark Hamilton Retracing the dramatic events in history for the Inuit of Labrador. From pre-European times, to the arrival of Moravian missionaries, to joining the Canadian confederation, to contemporary land claims. (Part One, 29 min.) Inuit of Labrador began negotiating land claims with the federal and provincial governments in the 1970s. Twenty years later, this film follows the Labrador team through the ardious negotiating process and looks at the important issues and stumbling blocks of the settlement-in-progress. (Part Two, 29 min.) |
