Name: Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer of Rocks)
Released: 2025-12-05T15:28:49.961Z

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Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer of Rocks)

Canada202514 minInuktitut

Two young women are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The young women and their village use the teachings of the elders to try to defeat the monster.

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Two young women are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The young women and their village use the teachings of the elders to try to defeat the monster.

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Screening Times

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Credits

Director(s)
Louise Flaherty
Screenwriter
Louise Flaherty
Neil Christopher
Producer
Louise Flaherty
Executive Producers
Louise Flaherty
Neil Christopher
Danny Christopher
Production Manager
Cenith Ramirez
Kyla Atlas
Ekaterina Pakhlavuni
Art Directors
Danny Christopher
Sarah Ball
Animation Director
Evan DeRushie
Animators
Akash Jones
Ghazal Tahernia
Colin Lepper
Kyla Atlas
Edwin Alvarenga
Meaghan Hettler
Abbey Collings
Editor
Evan DeRushie
Sound Designer
Michael Carlucci
Music Composer
Beatrice Deer
Mark Wheaton
Principal Cast
Nellie Enuaraq
Joan Joanas
Andrea Flaherty

Company
Taqqut Productions Inc.
Website
https://www.taqqut.com
Contact
Claire Bullock
festivals@taqqut.com
4167687846

Meet the Artist

Louise Flaherty

Louise Flaherty is a co-founder of Inhabit Media Inc., an independent publishing house, and Taqqut Productions Inc., a Nunavut-based animation company. Flaherty is passionate in her work to ensure that the current generation of Nunavummiut never forget their culture and their language.

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