From the Curator
“This film was written and directed by Nunavik’s asinnajaq, who happens to be me! Using archival material spanning 100 years the people, flora and fauna in the archive and I tell the story of 100 years of colonization in the Inuit Nunangat. I like to call it a sci-fi documentary because at the end of the archive time doesn’t stop, it spills over into animation where a future 1,000 years from now is imagined.”
—Asinnajaq
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Asinnajaq is the daughter of Carol Rowan and Jobie Weetaluktuk. She is from Inukjuak, Nunavik and lives in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Asinnajaq’s work includes filmmaking, writing and curating. She has previously co-created Tilliraniit, a three day festival celebrating Inuit art and artists. Asinnajaq wrote and directed Three Thousand (2017) a short sci-fi documentary. She co-curated Isuma’s show in the ‘Canadian’ pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale. She was long listed for the 2020 Sobey Art Award. She co-curated the inaugural exhibition INUA at the Qaumajuq. Asinnajaq’s work has been exhibited at art galleries and film festivals around the world.
Asinnajaq is the daughter of Carol Rowan and Jobie Weetaluktuk. She is from Inukjuak, Nunavik and lives in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Asinnajaq’s work includes filmmaking, writing and curating. She co-created Tilliraniit, a three day festival celebrating Inuit art and artists. Asinnajaq wrote and directed Three Thousand (2017) a short sci-fi documentary. She co-curated Isuma’s show in the Canadian pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale. She was long listed for the 2020 Sobey Art Award. She co-curated the inaugural exhibition INUA at the Qaumajuq. Asinnajaq’s work has been exhibited at art galleries and film festivals around the world.
Fille de Carol Rowan et de Jobie Weetaluktuk, Asinnajaq est originaire de Inukjuak au Nunavik et vit à Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). Elle est cinéaste, écrivaine et conservatrice d’art. Elle a cofondé Tilliraniit, un festival de trois jours dédié à l’art et aux artistes inuits. En 2017, Asinnajaq écrit et réalise Three Thousand, un court-métrage documentaire de science-fiction. Elle participe à l’organisation de l’exposition de Isuma au pavillon canadien de la 58e édition de la Biennale de Venise. En 2020, elle est en nomination au Prix Sobey pour les arts. Elle fait partie de l’équipe de commissaires de l’exposition inaugurale INUA à Qaumajuq. Ses œuvres sont présentées aux quatre coins du monde dans plusieurs galeries d’art et festivals de cinéma.
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