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Nalujuk Night

Directed by Jennie Williams
Canada
2021
13 mins

Miami International Short Film Award

Run as fast as you can, the Nalujuit are here! Filmmaker Jennie Williams brings us the story of an exhilarating and sometimes terrifying Nunatsiavut tradition in Nalujuk Night.


Jennie Williams is an Inuk visual artist and throat singer from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. As a professional photographer, she creates powerful images that convey the cultural landscape and lived experience of Inuit.

Sponsored by the Consulate General of Canada in Miami and by Canada Now.

  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    Canada
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    Florida Premiere
  • Director
    Jennie Williams
  • Writer
    Jennie Williams
  • Cinematographer
    Nigel Markham, Duncan De Young
  • Editor
    Justin Simms
  • Genre
    Documentary, Social Issues
  • Theme
    Directed by Women, Local, Canada

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