Lumaajuuq (2010)

This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”

Released Jan. 1, 2010 7 min None+

Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Short

Keywords: tmdb.inuit, tmdb.woman-director, mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.one-actor, imdb.loon, imdb.moral, imdb.narwhal + 32 more, imdb.rope, imdb.harpoon, imdb.tent, imdb.grass, imdb.elk, imdb.bow-and-arrow, imdb.eskimo, imdb.igloo, imdb.underwater-scene, imdb.legend, imdb.revenge, imdb.inuit, imdb.forgiveness, imdb.canadian, imdb.metamorphosis, imdb.transformation, imdb.arctic, imdb.ice, imdb.curse, imdb.light, imdb.whale, imdb.canada, imdb.lake, imdb.goose, imdb.blindness, imdb.hunter, imdb.brother-sister-relationship, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.bear, imdb.voice-over, soundmix.dolby-sr, aspectratio.1-78-1