Fish Traps

1993 30min

As summer ends near Igloolik in the 1930's, three families build a saputi to trap fish going upriver for the winter. The days are getting shorter and young people daydream, while waiting for fish to come. But nature is not always predictable.... [Third Isuma recreated fiction, 1993.]

Storyline

As summer ends near Igloolik in the 1930's, three families build a saputi to trap fish going upriver for the winter. The days are getting shorter and young people daydream, while waiting for fish to come. But nature is not always predictable.... [Third Isuma recreated fiction, 1993.]

Released
October 28, 1993
Runtime
30min
Genre
Language
English
Production
Canada Council for the Arts, GNWT Culture and Communications, ONF | NFB, Tariagsuk Video Centre, Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.