Nanook Taxi

Synopsis

Ningiuksiak, an Inuk who lives in the settlement of Cape Dorset, is on a hunt with his family. On his way back to Cape Dorset, Ningiuksiak's snowmobile breaks down. Since he does not have the money to fix it he decides to leave his family and fly to the town of Frobisher Bay to make some money. Ningiuksiak's cousin in Frobisher Bay, Ashoona, a somewhat urbanized Inuk who makes his living as a construction worker or as a cab driver, has drifted away from hunting and the traditional way of life of the remote settlements. Ashoona takes Ningiuksiak in hand and helps him to get a job driving for the Nanook Taxi Company. Increasingly unhappy and bewildered, Ningiuksiak takes to spending his money on liquor and his time in seedy nightclubs. One night, half-heartedly trying to show that he is having a good time, he looks up and sees his wife. She has come to take him home to Cape Dorset.

Main Cast

Joanasie Salamonie

Ning

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Mickey Turqtuq

Ashoona

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Kanayuk Salamonie

Mukittuq

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Elisapi Davidee

Leona

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Hans Kok

Taxi owner

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Jean-Guy DeGrasse

Skidoo Shop

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John Newton

Tourist

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Edward Folger
	Assistant Director	Ooloosie Killi
Writing	Writer	Edward Folger
	Dialogue	Elisapi Davidee
	Story Editor	Sandra Schulberg
Production	Producer	Edward Folger Jeffrey L. Hayes
Crew	Cinematography	Paul Glickman
Editing	Editor	Edward Folger
	Assistant Editor	Pamela Scott Arnold
Sound	Sound	Jeffrey L. Hayes
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Dick Vorisek
Camera	First Assistant Camera	Stefan Czapsky
	Additional Camera	Mosha Michael
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