Directing
Zacharias Kunuk
IU, EN, IK cinema · 34 credits
Born
27 November 1957 (age 68)
Birthplace
Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada
Also known as Kifutikajuk Taqaq Nujatut Attafutaluk Quatuk
Zacharias Kunuk is a Canadian Inuk film writer, director and producer, best known for writing and directing the feature film _Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner_, the first indigenous film with all indigenous cast and entirely in Inuktitut.
Known for
Filmography
Avaja
Avaja
Director
Angiraq
Angiraq
Director
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit
2025
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit
as himself, Director
Wrong Husband
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Red Fever
as Self
The Shaman's Apprentice
Director, Writer, Producer
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
Producer, Director, Writer
Silakut
Director
Edge of the Knife
Executive Producer
Searchers
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Uvanga
Executive Producer
Sirmilik
Director
Reel Injun
as Self
Exile
Director
Before Tomorrow
Executive Producer
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Director, Producer, Production Design, Art Direction
Shaman Stories
Director
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Nanugiurutiga
2000
My First Polar Bear
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor
Nipi (Voice)
Director
Arviq!
1998
Bowhead!
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Cinematography
Fish Traps
Editor, Writer, Director
Going Inland
Director, Writer, Producer
Gathering Place
Director, Producer