The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
| The Journals of Knud Rasmussen | |
|---|---|
DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Zacharias Kunuk Norman Cohn |
| Written by | Eugene Ipkarnak Madeline Ivalu Herve Paniaq Pauloosie Qulitalik Lucy Tulugarjuk Abraham Ulayuruluk Louis Uttak |
| Produced by | Lucius Barre Norman Cohn Zacharias Kunuk Elise Lund Larsen Stephane Rituit Vibeke Vogel |
| Starring | Natar Ungalaaq Pierre Lebeau Leah Angutimarik Jens Jørn Spottag Neeve Irngaut |
| Cinematography | Norman Cohn |
| Edited by | Cathrine Ambus Norman Cohn Félix Lajeunesse |
| Music by | Richard Lavoie |
| Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis SF Film |
Release dates | |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Denmark |
| Languages | Inuktitut Danish English |
| Budget | $6,300,000 (estimated) |
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is a 2006 Canadian-Danish film directed by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn. The film is about the pressures on traditional Inuit shamanistic beliefs as documented by Knud Rasmussen during his travels across the Canadian Arctic in the 1920s.
Produced by Isuma, the film premiered on September 7, 2006 as the opening film of the Toronto International Film Festival, after pre-release screenings in Inuit communities in Canada and Greenland.