Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Sikumi: an Iñupiaq film project

Sikumi (On the Ice) is a short film shot entirely in Iñupiaq language. It is directed by Iñupiaq filmmaker Andrew Maclean, and it stars Brad Weyiouanna, a graduate of the Alaska Native Language Program at UAF. The film won a jury prize at the 2008 Sundance festival, and it is currently being made into a feature-length film.

You can watch Sikumi on YouTube.

For more info see:
http://www.sikumifilm.net
http://www.ontheicethemovie.com

(Thanks to Edna Maclean for passing on this information.)

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