Susan Avingaq
Susan Avingaq | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Camp Kapuivik, near Igloolik, Nunavut |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
Susan Avingaq is an Inuk Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actress.[1] A founding partner in Arnait Video Productions, a women's filmmaking collective based in Igloolik, Nunavut,[2] she is most noted for her work on the film Before Tomorrow (Le jour avant le lendemain), for which she received Genie Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction/Production Design and Best Original Song ("Pamani") at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[3]
She was also credited as a producer or executive producer of the films Uvanga and Tia and Piujuq, a costume designer for The Journals of Knud Rasmussen and Searchers, an art director on Uvanga and Searchers, and co-director of the documentary films Anaana and Sol.
She has published two children's books, Fishing with Grandma (2015) and The Pencil (2018), in collaboration with Maren Vsetula and illustrator Charlene Chua,[4] and has performed as a storyteller on the children's television series Anaana's Tent and in Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory's theatrical show Kiviuq Returns.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Shelley Boettcher, "Women preserve the native voice". Calgary Herald, September 29, 2003.
- ^ Danielle Egan, "Tundra's talent". The Globe and Mail, November 17, 2006.
- ^ "Films about Montreal massacre, real-life IRA mole garner Genie nominations". Canadian Press, March 1, 2010.
- ^ Michele LeTourneau, "Made-in-Nunavut books for children charm reviewers". Nunavut News, June 28, 2019.
- ^ Carly Maga, "Kiviuq Returns: This myth is a hit". Toronto Star, January 10, 2019.
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