Zacharias Kunuk

Directing

Zacharias Kunuk

Born November 27, 1957Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada34 credits

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.

Known For

They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit

Movie

2025

Wrong Husband

Wrong Husband

Movie

2025

Red Fever

Red Fever

Movie

2024

The Shaman's Apprentice
7.0

The Shaman's Apprentice

Movie

2021

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
7.3

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

Movie

2019

Silakut

Silakut

Movie

2019

Filmography

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2025They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuitas himselfMovie
Wrong Husband
2025Wrong HusbandDirectorMovie
Red Fever
2024Red Feveras SelfMovie
The Shaman's Apprentice
2021The Shaman's ApprenticeDirectorMovie
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
2019One Day in the Life of Noah PiugattukWriterMovie
Silakut
2019SilakutDirectorMovie
Edge of the Knife
2018Edge of the KnifeExecutive ProducerMovie
Searchers
2016SearchersDirectorMovie
Uvanga
2013UvangaExecutive ProducerMovie
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2011Inuit Cree ReconciliationDirectorMovie
The National Parks Project
2011The National Parks ProjectDirectorMovie
Sirmilik
2011SirmilikDirectorMovie
Reel Injun
2010Reel Injunas SelfMovie
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
2010Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate ChangeDirectorMovie
Exile
2009ExileDirectorMovie
What Belongs to Inuit
2009What Belongs to InuitDirectorMovie
Before Tomorrow
2008Before TomorrowExecutive ProducerMovie
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
2006The Journals of Knud RasmussenDirectorMovie
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2004Kunuk Family ReunionMovie
Shaman Stories
2003Shaman StoriesDirectorMovie
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
2002Atanarjuat: The Fast RunnerWriterMovie
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2000My First Polar BearDirectorMovie
Nipi (Voice)
1999Nipi (Voice)DirectorMovie
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1998Bowhead!DirectorMovie
Fish Traps
1993Fish TrapsWriterMovie
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1991Messages from the PastDirectorMovie
Going Inland
1991Going InlandDirectorMovie
Gathering Place
1988Gathering PlaceDirectorMovie
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1985From Inuk Point of ViewDirectorMovie
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—Qimuksik (Dog Team)DirectorMovie
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—AvajaDirectorMovie
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—Qarmaq (Stone House)DirectorMovie
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—Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)DirectorMovie
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—AngiraqDirectorMovie