“‘At some point in my childhood, I realized there are some people out there who don’t like seal hunting.’ That’s from Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, an Inuk filmmaker whose important documentary Angry Inuk is a dignified response to those who oppose seal hunting but willfully ignore the fact that international bans on seal products severely inhibit the subsistence hunting vital to Arctic communities.
“Arnaquq-Baril narrates the film with focused, level-headed passion (and occasional wry humour). She simply wishes to confront the well-funded anti-sealing campaigners who, it is strongly suggested, raise money under false pretenses and with loud, celebrity-driven messaging. ‘How does a culture with an understated anger,’ the filmmaker asks, “confront a group that is exactly the opposite?’ It’s a good question – one that her film deftly answers as it simultaneously cuts sharply into the ethics of activism over all.” - The Globe and Mail
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