Inspired by John Ford’s The Searchers, Maliglutit is a story about a man who embarks on a perilous mission across the tundra in search of his kidnapped wife and daughter. In telling this western classic from an indigenous perspective, directors Zacharias Kunuk and Natar Ungalaaq, craft a stirring epic that explores community, revenge, and the meaning of justice. This film includes a score by award-winning Inuit throat singer, Tanya Tagaq.

Directed by Zacharias Kunuk, Nata Ungalaaq (co-director)
94 min | Canada (2016)

Watch the trailer: http://www.isuma.tv/maliglutit

On the occasion of the UMMA exhibition The Power Family Program for Inuit Art: Tillirnanngittuq?, UMMA invites you to enjoy a selection of documentary and fictional films about Inuit culture. Sundays, September 22 and October 27: Film screenings at 12:40 and 3:15 p.m; guided exhibition tours 2-3 p.m.

Sunday, September 22
12:40 Kinngait: Riding Light into the World? (2010, 65 min)
2:00 Exhibition Tour, Special Exhibitions Gallery, 2nd floor
3:15 Maliglutit (Searchers) (2016, 94 min)

Sunday, October 27
12:40 Circus without Borders (2015, 69 min)
2:00 Exhibition Tour, Special Exhibitions Gallery, 2nd floor
3:15 Angry Inuk? (2016, 85 min)


This exhibition inaugurates the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.