A TRADITIONAL INUIT DRUM DANCE SONG (SOMON AMNA)
Kenadie Niptanatiak, Derek Niptanatiak, and Midaiya Algiak
6 min | Reel Youth | Vancouver,Canada | 2019 | New England Premiere
Jury Statement: A beautiful film that does an exceptionally good job of telling the story without inserting too much exposition. It is the story that make that audience connected with the story, the area, the culture and the music.
Drum Dancing was almost lost to this community until this group of women started gathering to sing together and carry this ancient tradition forward.