The Isuma website is aimed at Indigenous filmmakers, and at highlighting independent Inuit film. Isuma’s mission is to produce independent community-based films, television, and Internet media that promote preservation and enhancement of the Inuit language and culture.
The photographs on the home page (and throughout the website) are stunning. The site provides a portal for Indigenous filmmakers, and provides viewers with synopses and samples of what these filmmakers are making, as well as “live on the set” that give great insights to the culture.
Isuma has been involved in a number of award winning films. The Isuma website includes an extensive set of links to their other films and documentaries. Perhaps most famously, Isuma was responsible for the film Atanarjuat The Fast Runner. Atanarjuat was based on a traditional Igloolik legend, and was filmed in Inuktitut and sub-titled. The Isuma site includes a link to the Atanarjuat website. Another interesting link is to the website for 2007 Isuma film Before Tomorrow. This site includes discussion and photos about the Inuit cast and crew, the remote Nunavit sets, and a synopsis of the film about Inuit life in the 1840’s, and focusing on the life and reflections of an aging woman.
The Isuma website includes a For Teachers page. This page showcases special DVD packages (and books and audio CDs) of the Isuma films and documentaries and is aimed at bringing Inuit culture into schools.
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