FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Inuguiniq
Director: Olivia Ikey
Inuguiniq (making a whole human being) is a feature documentary following Inuk filmmaker Olivia Ikey and her daughter Navarana as they return to Olivia’s hometown in Nunavik, seeking to reconnect with Inuit traditions around bringing life into the world. As they retrace teachings nearly erased by colonization, their journey opens onto a deeper understanding of the cultural, spiritual, and communal practices that once anchored children to family, land, and identity. Olivia wonders: Is there a way to pass on connection without repeating the pain her family has carried for generations, and to reclaim a vision of childrearing rooted in collective care?
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Olivia Ikey
Writer
Olivia Ikey, Kim O'Bomsawin
Producer
Andrée-Anne Frenette, Nadia Koromyslova
DIRECTORS BIO
Olivia Ikey is an Inuk Advocate, Educator, Artist and Mother from Nunavik, northern Quebec. Olivia uses her skills to tell the multifaceted stories of Inuit through Poetry, Spoken Word & Multi-Media. Olivia has been working on multiple projects, like the award-winning podcast Telling our Twisted Histories. She acted as mentee Director on the series Go North!. Inuguiniq is her first feature film.