Zacharias Kunuk
An image from The Shaman's Apprentice, one of the productions that also features Zacharias Kunuk.
Zacharias Kunuk

Zacharias Kunuk

November 27, 1957 — Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada

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.

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

2002

Edge of the Knife

Edge of the Knife

2018

Searchers

Searchers

2016

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

2006

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

2019

The National Parks Project

The National Parks Project

2011

The Shaman's Apprentice

The Shaman's Apprentice

2021

Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

2010