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I Am But a Little Woman

Jun 1, 2010

0h 5m

★ 5.0

Overview

Inspired by an Inuit poem first assigned to paper in 1927, this animated short evokes the beauty and power of nature, as well as the bond between mother and daughter. As her daughter looks on, an Inuit woman creates a wall hanging filled with images of the spectacular Arctic landscape and traditional Inuit objects and iconography. Soon the boundaries between art and reality begin to dissolve.

Genres

Animation

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Inuit Broadcasting Corporation

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