Qulitalik was Canada’s first unilingual Inuk filmmaker, working for Inuit Broadcasting Corporation in Igloolik from 1990-1992 and receiving a landmark Canada Council grant in 1992 as Isuma’s producer for Saputi (Fish Trap). Qulitalik served for many years as Chairman of Igloolik’s Community Education Committee, concerned with ensuring Inuit culture was included in the school curriculum. As elder Chairman and co-founder of Isuma, Qulitalik oversaw the cultural authenticity of every Isuma production.
Features & TV Movies:
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Kabloonak (1994)
Atanarjuat: The Snow Runner (2001)
The Jourmals of Knud Rasmussen (2006)
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