Celebrate International Inuit Day with the Aboriginal Gathering Place’s third annual Inuit Film Festival.
On Nov. 4, 2026, join the Aboriginal Gathering Place at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in honouring Inuit culture, storytelling and creativity through film and performance.
Attendance is free + open to the public. Atii – let’s go!
Schedule
4PM — Short Films
- Sikoqqinngisaannassooq | A small Inuit community in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) faces climate change’s transformation of their sea ice. Iceberg-projected interviews are punctuated with Kalaallisut words describing their disappearing winter environment. Inscribed in the ice by the island’s youth, they reflect dramatic environmental changes originating a world away.
- Mangittatuarjuk: The Gnawer of Rocks | Two girls out for a walk follow a trail of coloured stones left on the ground, which leads them to danger. They are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The girls are terrified when they realize what the monster has been doing. The girls and their village must use the teachings of the elders to defeat the monster.
- Piluk | Born from a single feather, young Piluk walks on, just as her mother did before her. Throughout her journey, she offers feathers from her thinning wings to passersby and wounded animals. From the raw landscapes of the tundra to a city of concrete, will she still be able to hear the breath of the wind that witnessed her birth?
5PM — Feature Film
- Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat | On the edge of the Arctic Ocean, the community of Taloyoak, Nunavut, is working to feed its families. Soaring grocery prices and the high cost of hunting and travel in the North leave many households facing food insecurity. Nirilaurta tells the story of a community that draws on Inuit culture, land-based knowledge and kinship to nourish their bodies, spirits and one another.
6PM — Performance with PIQSIQ (Aboriginal Gathering Place, Room 2290)
With a style perpetually galvanized by darkness and haunting northern beauty, sisters Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay come together to create Inuit style throat singing duo, PIQSIQ.
Performing ancient traditional songs and eerie new compositions, they leave their listeners enthralled with their ability to weave complex emotional landscapes that transcend language.
