Alethea Arnaquq-Baril MSC (born May 9, 1978) is an Inuk filmmaker, known for her work on Inuit life and culture.
She currently works part-time at the Qanak Collective, a social project which supports Inuit empowerment initiatives.
[1] Arnaquq-Baril began studying mathematics at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, intending to be a video game designer.
Arnaquq-Baril also completed animation training at the Banff Centre in a program offered by the National Film Board of Canada.
[3] Arnaquq-Baril began her film career as a producer with the documentary James Houston: The Most Interesting Group of People You'll Ever Meet (2008) and as co-producer of The Experimental Eskimos (2009).
She also previously co-owned Tajarniit Productions, a collaborative project with Inuit women filmmakers Myna Ishulutak, Jolene Arreak and Stacey Aglok MacDonald.
[7] In 2017, Arnaquq-Baril was awarded Canada's Meritorious Service Cross, "in recognition of her work as an activist and filmmaker".
Meeting resistance from some of her fellow Inuit, she eventually finds a number of elders willing to talk about the tattoos, and learns about the dramatic cultural changes that led to their decline.
[14]Angry Inuk was also included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2016, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF, where it also won the Audience Choice Award.