The Last Days of Okak

The Last Days of Okak (1985)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1985-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ONF | NFB
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Directors: Nigel Markham, Anne Budgell.

Summary

This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries evangelized the coast and encouraged the growth of Inuit settlements, but it was also a Moravian ship that brought the deadly Spanish influenza during the world epidemic of 1919. The Inuit of the area were decimated, and Okak was abandoned. Through diaries, old photos and interviews with survivors, this film relates the story of the epidemic and examines the relations between natives and missionaries.

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  • Waldo Scharwey

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Fran Williams

    as Narrator (voice)
Directing Nigel Markham Director
Directing Anne Budgell Director
Writing Anne Budgell Writer
Production Kent Martin Producer
Production Barry Cowling Executive Producer
Crew Nigel Markham Cinematography
Editing Nigel Markham Editor
Sound Eric Emery Sound Editor
Sound Jim Rillie Sound Recordist
Crew Naeme Tuglavina Translator
Crew Henrietta Millik Translator
Crew Zak Karpik Translator
Crew Nat Igloliorte Translator

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