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Zacharias Kunuk
Directing

Zacharias Kunuk

Born 1957-11-27
Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada
Department: Directing

Biography

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

Prominent works featuring Zacharias Kunuk

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

2002
TMDB3.4
Reel Injun
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Reel Injun

2010
TMDB3.5
Gathering Place
Movie
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Gathering Place

1988
TMDB0.0
Going Inland
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Going Inland

1991
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Fish Traps
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Fish Traps

1993
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Edge of the Knife
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Edge of the Knife

2018
TMDB3.4
Searchers
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Searchers

2016
TMDB3.4
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Movie
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The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

2006
TMDB2.6
The Shaman's Apprentice
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The Shaman's Apprentice

2021
TMDB3.5
Sirmilik
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Sirmilik

2011
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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (63 titles)

PosterTitleCharacter / RoleTypeYear
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult InuithimselfMovie2025
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult InuitDirectorMovie2025
Wrong HusbandWrong HusbandDirectorMovie2025
Wrong HusbandWrong HusbandScreenplayMovie2025
Wrong HusbandWrong HusbandExecutive ProducerMovie2025
Red FeverRed FeverSelfMovie2024
The Shaman's ApprenticeThe Shaman's ApprenticeDirectorMovie2021
The Shaman's ApprenticeThe Shaman's ApprenticeWriterMovie2021
The Shaman's ApprenticeThe Shaman's ApprenticeProducerMovie2021
One Day in the Life of Noah PiugattukOne Day in the Life of Noah PiugattukProducerMovie2019
One Day in the Life of Noah PiugattukOne Day in the Life of Noah PiugattukDirectorMovie2019
One Day in the Life of Noah PiugattukOne Day in the Life of Noah PiugattukWriterMovie2019
SilakutSilakutDirectorMovie2019
Edge of the KnifeEdge of the KnifeExecutive ProducerMovie2018
SearchersSearchersDirectorMovie2016
SearchersSearchersWriterMovie2016
SearchersSearchersProducerMovie2016
SearchersSearchersEditorMovie2016
UvangaUvangaExecutive ProducerMovie2013
Inuit Cree ReconciliationDirectorMovie2011
The National Parks ProjectThe National Parks ProjectDirectorMovie2011
SirmilikSirmilikDirectorMovie2011
Reel InjunReel InjunSelfMovie2010
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate ChangeQapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate ChangeDirectorMovie2010
What Belongs to InuitWhat Belongs to InuitDirectorMovie2009
ExileExileDirectorMovie2009
Before TomorrowBefore TomorrowExecutive ProducerMovie2008
The Journals of Knud RasmussenThe Journals of Knud RasmussenDirectorMovie2006
The Journals of Knud RasmussenThe Journals of Knud RasmussenArt DirectionMovie2006
The Journals of Knud RasmussenThe Journals of Knud RasmussenProducerMovie2006
The Journals of Knud RasmussenThe Journals of Knud RasmussenProduction DesignMovie2006
Kunuk Family ReunionSelf / AppearanceMovie2004
Kunuk Family ReunionDirectorMovie2004
Shaman StoriesShaman StoriesDirectorMovie2003
Atanarjuat: The Fast RunnerAtanarjuat: The Fast RunnerDirectorMovie2002
Atanarjuat: The Fast RunnerAtanarjuat: The Fast RunnerWriterMovie2002
Atanarjuat: The Fast RunnerAtanarjuat: The Fast RunnerEditorMovie2002
Atanarjuat: The Fast RunnerAtanarjuat: The Fast RunnerProducerMovie2002
My First Polar BearDirectorMovie2000
My First Polar BearProducerMovie2000
My First Polar BearScreenplayMovie2000
My First Polar BearCinematographyMovie2000
My First Polar BearEditorMovie2000
Nipi (Voice)Nipi (Voice)DirectorMovie1999
Bowhead!DirectorMovie1998
Bowhead!ProducerMovie1998
Bowhead!ScreenplayMovie1998
Bowhead!CinematographyMovie1998
Fish TrapsFish TrapsEditorMovie1993
Fish TrapsFish TrapsWriterMovie1993
Fish TrapsFish TrapsDirectorMovie1993
Messages from the PastDirectorMovie1991
Going InlandGoing InlandDirectorMovie1991
Going InlandGoing InlandProducerMovie1991
Going InlandGoing InlandWriterMovie1991
Gathering PlaceGathering PlaceDirectorMovie1988
Gathering PlaceGathering PlaceProducerMovie1988
From Inuk Point of ViewDirectorMovie1985
Qimuksik (Dog Team)DirectorMovie—
AvajaDirectorMovie—
Qarmaq (Stone House)DirectorMovie—
Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)DirectorMovie—
AngiraqDirectorMovie—