Nyla Innuksuk facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nyla Innuksuk
Born	Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Film director

Nyla Innuksuk is a talented Canadian film director, writer, and producer. She also creates amazing virtual reality (VR) experiences. Nyla is the CEO of a company called Mixtape VR.

Early life

Nyla Innuksuk was born in a place called Igloolik in Canada's far north. She grew up in Iqaluit, another northern community. Later, she studied film production at Ryerson University and graduated in 2009.

Film work

Nyla mostly makes short films, both documentaries and fiction stories. Her movies often focus on the lives and stories of Inuit and other Indigenous peoples. She loves to show what life is like in the Arctic. Nyla also makes sure that people from the communities she films are part of making the movies. Her films often highlight young people in Inuit communities and the challenges they face.

Nyla has won awards for her film ideas. She won Canada's Pitch This competition for a project called Qalupalik. She also spent time as a director at the Canadian Film Centre.

Kajutaijuq (2015)

Nyla helped write and produce the short film Kajutaijuq. It first showed at the Toronto International Film Festival. This film was chosen as one of Canada's Top Ten Short Films in 2014. Kajutaijuq is a story set in the Arctic wilderness. It follows a hunter, played by Johnny Issaluk, who uses old traditions to survive.

Breaths (2016)

Nyla Innuksuk wrote and directed a short documentary called Breaths. She made this film for Susan Aglukark, a famous singer who won a special award.

Slash/Back (2022)

Nyla Innuksuk wrote, directed, and produced the exciting sci-fi adventure movie Slash/Back. This film is set in the Arctic. It's about a group of 14-year-old Inuit girls who have to fight off an alien invasion!

Slash/Back is a very special movie. It's the first feature film ever shot in Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Nyla's company, Mixtape VR, helped produce it. The film stars young actors from Iqaluit, Nunavut, including Tasiana Shirley and Alexis Vincent-Wolfe. Nyla and her crew filmed on Baffin Island during the summer of 2019.

Virtual reality work

Pinnguaq Productions

From 2015 to 2017, Nyla Innuksuk was a co-owner of a group called Pinnguaq. When Nyla joined, they started a new part of the company called Pinnguaq Productions. This team focused on virtual reality (VR) and 360-degree filmmaking. VR lets you feel like you are really inside a video or game.

Their projects included filming the Pope's visit to Ecuador in 2015. They also made an interactive trailer for a movie called Bang Bang Baby. Nyla worked with famous musicians like Tanya Tagaq and A Tribe Called Red. For A Tribe Called Red, she created a VR experience where you could pretend to be a DJ and mix your own music!

2167

Nyla's team at Pinnguaq Productions also worked on a project called 2167. They partnered with the Toronto International Film Festival and other groups. For 2167, artists used virtual reality to imagine what Canada might look like 150 years in the future. It was a creative way to think about the future of the country.

Other work

Nyla Innuksuk has even written for Marvel Comics! She wrote a short story about a superhero named Snowguard. This story was part of the comic book Marvel Voices: Heritage #1.

Filmography