'We demand to be heard'; food security documentary packs Iqaluit cinema

‘We demand to be heard’; food security documentary packs Iqaluit cinema

By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The 105-seat Astro Theatre in Iqaluit was packed for the screening of documentary ‘Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat’ on Sept. 15, with some audience members standing in the aisles. Malaya Qaunirq Chapman’s first documentary highlights food insecurity in Taloyoak as well as the traditional hunting and fishing that Inuit have relied on for centuries. She wants Inuit to know they…

'We demand to be heard'; food security documentary packs Iqaluit cinema

The 105-seat Astro Theatre in Iqaluit was packed for the screening of documentary ‘Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat’ on Sept. 15, with some audience members standing in the aisles. Malaya Qaunirq Chapman’s first documentary highlights food insecurity in Taloyoak as well as the traditional hunting and fishing that Inuit have relied on for centuries. She wants Inuit to know they don’t have to quietly tolerate the status quo. “We’ve been made to just accept …

'We demand to be heard'; food security documentary packs Iqaluit cinema - Yellowknifer

'Nirilaurta,' set in Taloyoak, highlights hunting and fishing