Canadian Film Festival:
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Directed by Zacharias Kunuk (2002; 161 minutes). The first full-length Inuit feature film, this epic follows the adventures of Atanarjuat, a young man known for his swiftness, who has to use all his resources to fight for the woman he loves, his life and his community, which has been cursed by an unknown shaman. The film moves deeply into mythic realms and was immediately hailed by many as a masterpiece.