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Movie Trailers

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Please watch the following movie trailers.  As a class, we will decide
which one we will use to practice our analyzing skills.

Option #1:  The Grizzlies

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Pros:

  • Story about a high school lacrosse team in Kugluktuk

  • Indigenous actors

  • Filmed in Nunavut

  • Inuit musicians scored the soundtrack

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Cons:

  • Non-indigenous director

Option #2:  Whale Rider

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Pros:

  • Story about a young Maori girl who trains to become a chief

  • Indigenous Maori actors

  • Filmed in New Zealand

  • Maori musicians scored the soundtrack

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Cons:

  • Non-indigenous director

Option #3:  Atanarjuat:  The Fast Runner

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Pros:

  • Legend of an iconic Inuit character

  • Indigenous  actors

  • Indigenous writer

  • Indigenous director

  • Filmed in Nunavut

  • Indigenous musicians scored the soundtrack

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Option #4:  Smoke Signals

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Pros:​​

  • Teens take a cross-country road trip

  • Indigenous actors

  • Indigenous director

  • Indigenous writer

  • Indigenous producers

 

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