Zacharias Kunuk
Zacharias Kunuk | |
|---|---|
| ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ | |
| Born | Kifutikajuk Taqaq Nujatut Attafutaluk Quatuk November 27, 1957 |
| Education | Federal Day School |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, director |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Employer(s) | Isuma Productions, Igloolik |
| Known for | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner |
| Partner | Lydia Anguratsiq |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Enuki, Vivian |
| Website | Isuma Productions |
Zacharias Kunuk OC ONu (Inuktitut: ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ, born November 27, 1957) is a Canadian Inuk producer and director, most notable for his film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner. It is the first Canadian dramatic feature film produced entirely in Inuktitut with an all Indigenous cast.
He is the president and co-founder of Igloolik Isuma Productions, Canada's first independent Inuit production company. His co-founders are Paul Qulitalik, Paul Apak Angilirq, and Norman Cohn (the only non-Inuk team member). Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001) was named as the greatest Canadian film of all time by the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival poll.