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Welcome to satirical payback, Inuit style. Qallunaat (Why White People are Funny)is Canadian filmmaker Mark Sandiford’s irreverent look at Western ethos through the eyes of the Inuit, who for generations were the cultural lab rats of anthropologists, national governments and Arctic explorers. The Inuit term for white people, Qallunaat (pronounced howl-u-not) is at times laugh out loud funny and an insightful analysis. However, achieving both in a 50 minute film is a difficult task, one Sandiford struggles to pull off seamlessly.
As the title suggests, you expect a parody and Qallunaat delivers. The QSI building, architecturally Western, nods to the stereotypical igloo we’ve seen on ice cream cartons and cartoons. The Caucasians depicted onscreen are hyper-white—blond, bland, and arrogantly clueless; disregarding common sense when trying to dominate the unfamiliar Arctic environment.
The article goes on to say that the film is trying to do 2 things: be a parody as well as taking a serious and critical look at the issues. It still sounds like it's worth it to check it out.
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posted 09 January 2007 06:24 PM
