The Man and the Giant: An Eskimo Legend

This short film, in which a hunter is pursued, bound up and carried to a cave, tells the legend of a river, and of how fog came to the land. The story is enacted by Inuit using katadjak or throatsinging. The audience is locked in an alien world of sights and sounds where human activity seems propulsed by primeval forces.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
7 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
7 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1975
Season
1975
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0
Popularity
0
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0
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0
Genres
Fantasy

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This short film, in which a hunter is pursued, bound up and carried to a cave, tells the legend of a river, and of how fog came to the land. The story is enacted by Inuit using katadjak or throatsinging. The audience is locked in an alien world of sights and sounds where human activity seems propulsed by primeval forces.

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Japanese

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Staff

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