Zacharias Kunuk

Zacharias Kunuk

Directing
Born 1957-11-27 Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada 34 credits John Dunning Best First Feature Award 1 Caméra d'Or 1 Officer of the Order of Canada 1

Awards

Won 1 John Dunning Best First Feature Award Award

John Dunning Best First Feature Award 1 won

  • — John Dunning Best First Feature Award Won

Caméra d'Or 1 won

  • — Caméra d'Or Won

Officer of the Order of Canada 1 won

  • 2002 Officer of the Order of Canada Won

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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.
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Filmography
Directing 29 credits
Gathering Place
Gathering Place
1988 · Director, Producer
Going Inland
Going Inland
1991 · Director, Writer, Producer
Fish Traps
Fish Traps
1993 · Director, Writer, Editor
Sirmilik
Sirmilik
2011 · Director
The Shaman's Apprentice
The Shaman's Apprentice
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
Searchers
Searchers
2016 · Director, Writer, Producer
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
2002 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Writer, Producer
Avaja
Avaja
· Director
Shaman Stories
Shaman Stories
2003 · Director
Messages from the Past
Messages from the Past
1991 · Director
Nipi (Voice)
Nipi (Voice)
1999 · Director
Angiraq
Angiraq
· Director
My First Polar Bear
My First Polar Bear
2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
What Belongs to Inuit
What Belongs to Inuit
2009 · Director
Bowhead!
Bowhead!
1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Exile
Exile
2009 · Director
Wrong Husband
Wrong Husband
2025 · Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
2019 · Director, Writer, Producer
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit
2025 · Director, himself
Silakut
Silakut
2019 · Director
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
2006 · Director, Producer, Production Design
The National Parks Project
The National Parks Project
2011 · Director
Qarmaq (Stone House)
Qarmaq (Stone House)
· Director
Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)
Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)
· Director
From Inuk Point of View
From Inuk Point of View
1985 · Director
Inuit Cree Reconciliation
Inuit Cree Reconciliation
2011 · Director
Kunuk Family Reunion
Kunuk Family Reunion
2004 · Director
Qimuksik (Dog Team)
Qimuksik (Dog Team)
· Director
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
2010 · Director
Producing 13 credits
Gathering Place
Gathering Place
1988 · Director, Producer
Going Inland
Going Inland
1991 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Shaman's Apprentice
The Shaman's Apprentice
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
Searchers
Searchers
2016 · Director, Writer, Producer
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
2002 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Writer, Producer
My First Polar Bear
My First Polar Bear
2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Bowhead!
Bowhead!
1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Uvanga
Uvanga
2013 · Executive Producer
Wrong Husband
Wrong Husband
2025 · Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
2019 · Director, Writer, Producer
Before Tomorrow
Before Tomorrow
2008 · Executive Producer
Edge of the Knife
Edge of the Knife
2018 · Executive Producer
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
2006 · Director, Producer, Production Design
Writing 9 credits
Going Inland
Going Inland
1991 · Director, Writer, Producer
Fish Traps
Fish Traps
1993 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Shaman's Apprentice
The Shaman's Apprentice
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
Searchers
Searchers
2016 · Director, Writer, Producer
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
2002 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Writer, Producer
My First Polar Bear
My First Polar Bear
2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Bowhead!
Bowhead!
1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Wrong Husband
Wrong Husband
2025 · Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
2019 · Director, Writer, Producer
Acting 5 credits
My First Polar Bear
My First Polar Bear
2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Bowhead!
Bowhead!
1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Reel Injun
Reel Injun
2010 · Self
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit
2025 · Director, himself
Red Fever
Red Fever
2024 · Self
Other credits 5 credits
Fish Traps
Fish Traps
1993 · Director, Writer, Editor
Searchers
Searchers
2016 · Director, Writer, Producer
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
2002 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Writer, Producer
My First Polar Bear
My First Polar Bear
2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
2006 · Director, Producer, Production Design
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