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The Owl and the Lemming: An Eskimo Legend short filmanimation

Original title: The Owl and the Lemming: An Eskimo Legend
Year: 1971
Running time: 6 min.
Country: Canada
Director: Co Hoedeman
Screenwriter: Bill Davies. Text: Thérèse Dumesnil
Cast: Animation
Music: Eric Tagoona
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Office National du Film du Canada (ONF), Canadian Government Department of Indian & Northern Development. Distributor: Office National du Film du Canada (ONF)
Genre: Animation | Short Film (Animated)
Synopsis: The owl and the lemming in this animated film are short-legged, plumply stuffed puppets made of seal-skin by Inuit artists. The accompanying song and voices are in Inuktitut, although the legend is narrated in English. It preserves on film an example of Inuit folklore that may in time disappear.

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The Owl and the Lemming: An Eskimo Legend (S)

1971

Co Hoedeman