Vision Man
Brief Synopsis
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Utuniarsuak Avike is an 87-year-old hunter in northwest Greenland who is now retired and living in a small apartment with his sole remaining sled dog and carvings of his former prey. Tales of his younger life as a polar bear and walrus hunter are told through poetic visualizations and re-enactments
Cast & Crew
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William Long
Director
Utuniarsuak Avike
Himself
Lars Aby
Producer
William Long
Cinematographer
William Long
Screenplay
Jonathan Mair
Editor
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Technical Specs
Duration
50m
Synopsis
Utuniarsuak Avike is an 87-year-old hunter in northwest Greenland who is now retired and living in a small apartment with his sole remaining sled dog and carvings of his former prey. Tales of his younger life as a polar bear and walrus hunter are told through poetic visualizations and re-enactments which bring to life a world of tradition and ritual rapidly fading into modernity.
Director
William Long
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Technical Specs
Duration
50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Aspen Filmfest in Aspen, Colorado September 23-27, 1998.
dialogue Thule dialect
subtitled English
