IglulikSA国际影视传媒檚 Lucy Tulugarjuk is excited to share her latest film project with the world.

The film, titled Tautuktavuk (What We See), is set to debut at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), with a premiere screening on Sept. 10, and a second screening on Sept. 12.

Tulugarjuk, who co-starred and directed alongside fellow Iglulikmiut Carol Kunnuk, is relieved to have production behind her.

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The film, which took roughly three years to make due to pandemic-related delays, follows the lives of two sisters: Uyarak, played by Tulugarjuk, and the older Saqpinak, played by Kunnuk.

Over the course of the story, the pair work through past trauma together, first over Zoom, and later, together in Iglulik, where TulugarjukSA国际影视传媒檚 character reconnects with family, local Elders, and the land.

Tulugarjuk hopes that the film, which tackles weighty subjects like sexual abuse with great care, will remind any viewers who are carrying their own trauma that there is help availableSA国际影视传媒攁nd often close to home.

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Tulugarjuk also hopes the film will help change perceptions of Inuit among non-Indigenous people, having experienced and witnessed racism in southern Canada first-hand.

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The team behind Tautuktavuk is planning for a theatrical release across Canada in Jan. 2024, and a tour of communities in Nunavut in March.

While Tulugarjuk will be busy promoting the film for the time being, she also has two other projects in the works: an animated series for young people, and a documentary about violence against women.