Lumaajuuq (2010)

This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”

Released

2010-01-01

Genres

Animation, Fantasy

Runtime

7 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

TMDB rating

6.0/10 from 3 votes