Lumaajuuq

Lumaajuuq — Plot

This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”

• Release date
• January 1, 2010
• Runtime
• 7 min
• Genres
• Animation, Fantasy
• Director
• Alethea Arnaquq-Baril