| synopsis |
Inspired by the Eskimo myth, “Why the Stars are in the Sky,” Nanuq tells the story of a young girl, Julie, and an elderly Eskimo man, Nanuq, fighting for their lives in a cancer center in Alaska. The night before her life-threatening surgery, Nanuq helps to fend off her nightmares. In their fight to live, Julie and Nanuq strive to understand the passage into the afterlife. A cross-cultural story, Nanuq is a visual journey about the heart of the human spirit and what it means to survive. |
