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Zacharias Kunuk

Zacharias Kunuk

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

27/11/1957

Age

68 years old

Place of Birth

Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada

Biography

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 indigenous cast and entirely in Inuktitut.

Known For

Red Fever

Red Fever

Reel Injun

Reel Injun

Filmography

Crew

2025

They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to C...

as Director

2021

The Shaman's Apprentice

as Director

2021

The Shaman's Apprentice

as Writer

2021

The Shaman's Apprentice

as Producer

2019

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

as Producer

2019

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

as Writer

2019

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

as Director

2019

Silakut

as Director

2018

Edge of the Knife

as Executive Producer

2016

Searchers

as Director

2016

Searchers

as Writer

2016

Searchers

as Producer

2016

Searchers

as Editor

2011

The National Parks Project

as Director

2011

Sirmilik

as Director

2010

Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climat...

as Director

2009

Exile

as Director

2009

What Belongs to Inuit

as Director

2006

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

as Director

2006

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

as Production Design

2006

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

as Art Direction

2006

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

as Producer

2004

Kunuk Family Reunion

as Director

2002

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

as Writer

2002

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

as Director

2002

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

as Editor

2002

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

as Producer

1999

Nipi (Voice)

as Director

1993

Fish Traps

as Writer

1993

Fish Traps

as Editor

1993

Fish Traps

as Director

1991

Messages from the Past

as Director

1991

Going Inland

as Director

1991

Going Inland

as Producer

1991

Going Inland

as Writer

1988

Gathering Place

as Director

1988

Gathering Place

as Producer

1985

From Inuk Point of View

as Director