Zacharias Kunuk

Zacharias Kunuk

Directing

Born November 27, 1957 · Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada

29 films as director · Active 1985–2025

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 indigenou…

Known for

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

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

2025

Kunuk Family Reunion

Kunuk Family Reunion

2004

Reel Injun

Reel Injun

2010

Red Fever

Red Fever

2024

Directed(29)

Wrong Husband

2025Wrong Husband

2025They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit

The Shaman's Apprentice

2021The Shaman's Apprentice★ 7.0

Silakut

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

2019One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk★ 7.3

Searchers

2016Searchers★ 6.8

The National Parks Project

2011The National Parks Project★ 4.0

Sirmilik

2011Inuit Cree Reconciliation

Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

2010Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change★ 6.0

What Belongs to Inuit

2009What Belongs to Inuit

Exile

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

2006The Journals of Knud Rasmussen★ 5.3

2004Kunuk Family Reunion

Shaman Stories

2003Shaman Stories

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

2002Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner★ 6.8

2000My First Polar Bear

Nipi (Voice)

1999Nipi (Voice)

Fish Traps

1991Messages from the Past

Going Inland

1991Going Inland

Gathering Place

1988Gathering Place

1985From Inuk Point of View

—Qimuksik (Dog Team)

—Qarmaq (Stone House)

—Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)

Acting(4)

2025They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuithimself

2024Red FeverSelf

2010Reel InjunSelf

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2004Kunuk Family Reunion