{"title":"Filming from Two Sides: Lessons from the Gjoa Haven Film Society","authors":"M. Stoller","doi":"10.1080/02722011.2022.2102356","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article reflects on film training opportunities for young Nunavummiut and the relationship of film and filmmaking to youth wellness and well-being. A case study of the Gjoa Haven Film Society, founded in 2017, highlights the uses of film to document and share stories and cultural events from the community. The article examines film as a medium for engaging youth in historical and cultural learning, and references a longer history of Inuit film and television to illustrate how these have been used to preserve and promote Inuit culture. The article also compares some of the logistical and conceptual barriers to participation in the film industry at a professional level. Not all Inuit youth with interests in these media are able to pursue film training as a professional career, and there remains a need for supporting their involvement in filmmaking at the sub-professional level.","PeriodicalId":43336,"journal":{"name":"American Review of Canadian Studies","volume":"52 1","pages":"363 - 377"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American Review of Canadian Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02722011.2022.2102356","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"AREA STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT This article reflects on film training opportunities for young Nunavummiut and the relationship of film and filmmaking to youth wellness and well-being. A case study of the Gjoa Haven Film Society, founded in 2017, highlights the uses of film to document and share stories and cultural events from the community. The article examines film as a medium for engaging youth in historical and cultural learning, and references a longer history of Inuit film and television to illustrate how these have been used to preserve and promote Inuit culture. The article also compares some of the logistical and conceptual barriers to participation in the film industry at a professional level. Not all Inuit youth with interests in these media are able to pursue film training as a professional career, and there remains a need for supporting their involvement in filmmaking at the sub-professional level.
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American Nineteenth Century History is a peer-reviewed, transatlantic journal devoted to the history of the United States during the long nineteenth century. It welcomes contributions on themes and topics relating to America in this period: slavery, race and ethnicity, the Civil War and Reconstruction, military history, American nationalism, urban history, immigration and ethnicity, western history, the history of women, gender studies, African Americans and Native Americans, cultural studies and comparative pieces. In addition to articles based on original research, historiographical pieces, reassessments of historical controversies, and reappraisals of prominent events or individuals are welcome. Special issues devoted to a particular theme or topic will also be considered.