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Contents:
1.Film Career
2.Working with the National FIlm Board Of Canada
3.Cultural Heritage
4.References
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, (born December 1950) is an Inuit filmmaker. She is known for producing and directing films about her Inuit culture, using Inuit actors and actress to tell stories about her culture. She is also known for directing a powerful documentary The Experimental Eskimos (2009). A story about three Inuit boys, living in Ottawa and were take away from their families in the 1960's, to be raised in a white family.
1. FIlm Career[edit source | edit] As a Native producer and director. Alethea has produced a number of films to bring her own heritage and stories to screen. Going from short to feature, her voice is being heard through characters and moving stories. For her, documentary filmmaking is a powerful tool to communicate with the outside world. And, that is why she had produced and directed these powerful films.
Produced:
Aviliaq: Entwined (2014)
Arctic Defenders (2013)
Throat Song (2011)
The Experimental Eskimos (2009)
James Houston: The Most Interesting Group of People You'll Ever Meet (2009).
Directed:
Lumaajuuq (2009)
Seven Sins: Sloth (2011)
Aviliaq: Entwined (2014)
The Embargo Project (2015)
Her latest film, The Embargo Project (2015), was a film that would make her name be known within the community. Because it is a drama that concentrates on five indigenous women, across Canada, who are challenged to make a film under restrictions tailored to each of these women filmmakers. It is interesting, because we see how they struggle by not having freedom to do what they wish, still following complicated rules. Also, goes against Native settings.
Her produced film, which was made in 2009, The Experimental Eskimos was another film, which has put Native filmmaking on the map. Because, it really depicts the lives of Natives very well. Because, a lot of Native children were separated from their families to go to Governing Schools and a lot of terrible of things have happened to them, leaving scars of terror and pain as they survived the boarding schools. Arnaquq-Baril has given a hand to the crew to explain this dramatic documentary. to using actors or actresses to revive this drama. Instead, using real people (Native people) to make it feel real and true.
2. Working with the National FIlm Board Of Canada
Most of the films Alethea has produced or directed, was for the National Board Of Canada. The reason why she works with the National FIlm Board of Canada, is because most of the content within that tim company explains stories about Native lives and uses this film company, because it explores Canadian lives and tries to put the NFB on the map.
We see her culture reflecting at the NFB. Her work puts her on the Canadian map, for people to watch her stories come to life, expelling her heritage. She thinks by being a documentary filmmaker. If she would use a fiction narrative to tell her stories, it would not feel the same. Because if making fiction Native films, it would not give her a voice. The stories would be changed, characters would be different and in the end, it would not feel like a true story and it would be another film made at the NFB. Alethea, sticks with documentary because she thinks that is like sticking to her ancestors format of storytelling. "Probably, the most powerful thing I could do for myself and my fellow Inuit is to be a documentary filmmaker, because I don't know how else I can contribute to helping our voices be heard on the world stage, on issues that are critical to us."[1]
This is why,Alethea, works with the NFB, to explain the Native stories. Using documentary as a tool, using this genre to explore her Native culture's tale. To her, documentary is just like Native story telling. From generation to generation, the Inuit leaders have told stories about their tribes and used real names, real people. In an interview with CBC, says documentary is like her ancient storytelling. "Inuit culture, is primly an oral culture. There is little written about the in Inuktitut about the past".
3.Cultural Heritage
Growing up in Iqualut, Showing her cultural heritage, Alethea does not only make films, but she also takes part as a president for a Nunavut media company, Ajjiit Nunavut Media Association. Where she funds her own films, gives advice on young Nunavut filmmakers and gives inspiration.
To show her heritage, she has a tattoo on her forehead. What this tattoo symbolizes, is the history of her culture, her people. According to some researchers, this tattoo is called Nlaka pamux facial tattoo. She represents her family history, so when she works with Natives, they all remember where they came from, they all remember the stories that were brought down from generation to generation. The tattoo on her forehead, represents her native heritage. It also shows her ancestors coming from a frozen land, frozen with time and stories of survival.
One challenging aspect for Alethea to make films, is the fact since she is telling stories about her Native people, she is far away from everything. Alethea's home town is such a small population and hard to get to. Because she lives in her native land, it is really hard for her to get access to broadcasters and other filmmakers because it costs her 50000$. "We are such a small population, so far away from everyone else and expensive to get to. This means access to broadcasters and distributors, and networking with other filmmakers is really hard, because it costs $5000". Also, a challenging aspect, she went to college in in Ottawa and stayed n student residence until she got her degree. She missed her home so much, she could not wait to go back and start working on films about her Native Land.
Where there is a challenging aspect for her, there is also a positive aspect. Her language and culture are so different and unknown to most southerners. So, this is an adventure for her, because she thinks people do not understand her language and culture, so she decides to make documentaries about her culture. She wants to keep her culture in film, based on the fact it dates back before the European settlers arrived. She states, the reason why she wants to make documentaries. "Inuit didn’t have a writing system before European contact, and to this day, most Inuktitut reading materials are children’s books. The only Inuktitut books people actually read are the bible, and children’s books. We are an oral culture, and so that means our culture and history, up until recently, has mostly been undocumented, or documented by outsiders." It is for her to show people who are not natives a chance to see an oral documentation of her culture, it is a way for her voice to be heard and to see what they grew up with, the symbols they share (Alethea's tattoo), the songs they sing and most importantly the oral traditions of her culture stories being told from generation to generation and now being told on film.
References:
'Sources:' http://www.cbc.ca/8thfire/2011/11/alethea-arnuuq-baril.html
"Sources:"http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Alethea-Arnaquq-Baril/1451645059
"Sources:"http://www.indigenousgathering.com/speakers/alethea-arnaquq-baril/
"Sources:"http://indigenoustattooing.com/blog/category/alethea-arnaquq-baril/
Sources:http://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2011/11/08/inuit-face-tattoos/
Source: http://www.qaggiavuut.ca/iu/artist/alethea-arnaquq-baril
http://www.shedoesthecity.com/an_interview_with_alethea_arnaquq_baril_director_of_inuit_high_kick
Feedback on draft
editHi Stand up comedian. You've written a lot for the draft, but there are some important elements of a wikipedia article which are still missing:
- Your references are listed in the text of the article near the end. You have one inline citation, which is how references are normally included on wikipedia, but the remainder are at the end so it is unclear to the reader which source supports what claim.
- Wikipedia articles, even on subjects who are praiseworthy for whatever reason, should not be anything other than neutral in the text of the encyclopedia. For instance, we can say she directed a documentary, but not a "powerful documentary", since that's a value judgment we're making as an author. We can't completely eliminate judgments, but readers expect the encyclopedia to try to be dispassionate.
- A biography of a filmmaker isn't always the best place to include plot summaries or large digressions on their works. A reader is coming to this article for a particular reason--they want to read a concise biography. Of course, it's often the case that filmmakers have a lot written about their films and much less written about them, per se. If that's the case here, it's ok to have a shorter article! Short, accurate biographies are great for wikipedia.
I recommend you read our handout on editing biographies, which has a lot of helpful general pointers and will give you a good sense of what an article like this ought to cover and look like. I hope this helps. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:35, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
Why did you ask E clark e100 to move the draft into the mainspace without addressing the issues I raised above? I've edited the article down, removing some of the more problematic elements. Please take a look at the feedback above to see why I had to so so. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:21, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm Shawn in Montreal. An edit that you recently made to Alethea Arnaquq-Baril seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want more practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please don't add placeholder edits like this. The article already has a Filmography section, for example. Content should only be added to the article when it is ready, referenced and as error-free as possible. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:34, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
- I'm sorry but all you have seem to have done is duplicated what was the WP:LEAD. I suggest you make any improvements to that lead paragraph, instead of seeking to copypaste one on top. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:10, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
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Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Thank you! If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page . - Burnthemap (talk) 20:32, 28 March 2016 (UTC)