Directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. With Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Aaju Peter. Two of Canada’s top films look to preserve the Inuit way of life. Seal meat on a Toronto restaurant’s menu has stirred up a decades-long conflict over anti-hunting campaigns, which the Inuit say threaten their existence NFB Documentary: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice. An Inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the Inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact that international campaigns against the seal hunt have had on their lives. Inuit Defend Canada’s Seal Hunt Interview with Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, director of Angry Inuk on The Current Things hadn’t changed much when Angry Inuk … Inuit seal hunters hunt all over the Canadian Arctic as well as Alaska, Greenland and Russia. This short documentary, by Quentin Brown, on the Netsilik Inuit depicts life in an Inuit camp on the shore of Pelly Bay in early summer. The documentary follows Arnaquq-Baril, lawyer Aaju Peters and a host of other Inuit hunters and activists as they challenge misconceptions about the seal hunt perpetuated, intentionally or not, by animal welfare groups. Inuit are spread across extensive lands and … A hunter catches a seal and drags it back to camp, where he and his wife cut it up. Seal meat is a staple food for Inuit, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Inuit filmmaker winning hearts and changing minds with documentary on seal hunt Angry Inuk reveals how integral the hunt is to Inuit culture and how anti-sealers have manipulated public sympathy. There is a use for everything–blubber, hide, fur, even the intestines. Arnaquq-Baril's urgent documentary, on the other hand, takes place in the present as the Inuit hunt the harp seal: the pelts are sold for cash … An Inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the Inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact that international campaigns against the seal hunt have had on their lives.