The 19-minute documentary shows how the drawings of
Inuit artist
Kenojuak Ashevak are transferred to stone and printed before being sold to museums and collectors. Ashevak was the first woman involved with the printmaking
cooperative in
Cape Dorset.
The NFB notes: ..."this is an archival film that makes use of the word “Eskimo,” an outdated and offensive term. While the origin of the word is a matter of some contention, it is no longer used in Canada. The term was formally rejected by the
Inuit Circumpolar Council in 1980 and has subsequently not been in use at the NFB."[3]
Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak found new life again in 1992, when filmmakers
Colin Low and
Tony Ianzelo combined archival and contemporary footage of Kenojuak in Momentum, Canada's IMAX HD film for
Expo '92.