The Owl and the Lemming (2016)
• January 1st, 2016 • 0h 3min
Animation
Overview
The oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. Inuit stories are often instructive, and with this fable, children quickly learn the value of being clever and humble, and why pride and arrogance are to be avoided. This short puppet film utilizes composited photographs and a set made with actual Arctic plants and lichen to create an authentic retelling of this ancient Arctic fable. This short film provides a glimpse of traditional Inuit values and beliefs.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Brother Bear
Released on: 2003-10-23
Adventure, Animation, Family
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in an...
Death in the Spring
Released on: 1980-02-06
Animation
In this animated short the artist tells the story of an Inuit hunter who clubs a seal pup on the ice...
From Darkness
Released on: 2002-06-13
Animation
A lonely fisherman drifts into haunted waters in search of food and finds much more than he bargaine...
I Am But a Little Woman
Released on: 2010-06-01
Animation
Inspired by an Inuit poem first assigned to paper in 1927, this animated short evokes the beauty and...
The Bear Facts
Released on: 2010-06-01
Comedy, Animation
In this animated short, a self-important colonial explorer emerges from a sailing ship and plants a ...
Qalupalik
Released on: 2010-06-01
Animation
This animated short tells the story of Qalupalik, a part-human sea monster that lives deep in the Ar...
Lumaajuuq
Released on: 2010-01-01
Animation, Fantasy
This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistr...
Three Thousand
Released on: 2017-10-22
Animation, Documentary
Inuit artist Asinnajaq plunges us into a sublime imaginary universe—14 minutes of luminescent, archi...
The Shaman's Apprentice
Released on: 2021-06-14
Animation, Mystery
A young shaman must face her first test: a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who h...
The Big Lemming
Released on: 2014-01-01
Animation
A stop-motion short tells the story of a male owl, driven by hunger, as he goes in search of food in...
The Orphan and the Polar Bear
Released on: 2013-01-01
Animation
According to Inuit oral history, long ago animals had the power of speech, could shift their appeara...
Little Folk of the Arctic
Released on: 2015-01-01
Animation
In the folklore of most cultures around the world there are stories of magical little folk. And the ...
The Amautalik
Released on: 2014-01-01
Animation
Two young friends are spending a day away from their camp. Unfortunately for them, an ancient land s...
Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves
Released on: 2011-01-01
Animation
It begins as an average hunting trip for two young men, but when they find themselves lost, the only...
Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing
Released on: 2017-01-01
Animation, Family
The story of an ice-fishing trip taken by two unlikely friends—Ukaliq the Arctic hare and Kalla the ...
Giant Bear
Released on: 2019-09-26
Animation
Centered on a confrontation between the last monster bear and an Inuit hunter, Giant Bear is a chill...
The Dimming
Released on: 2011-01-01
Animation
The Sun and the Moon are born, as a woman searches to reveal the identity of her mystery lover in th...
Tuktumit
Released on: 2014-01-01
Animation
The film explores the way traditional hunting in Nunavut has evolved so that it can continue to play...
Shaman
Released on: 2017-06-01
Animation
This animated short tells the story of a ferocious polar bear turned to stone by an Inuk shaman. The...