Susan Avingaq facts for kids

Susan Avingaq is an Inuk filmmaker, writer, and actress from Canada. She is known for telling stories through movies and books. Susan is a very important person in the world of filmmaking, especially for her work with Inuit stories.

A Filmmaker and Storyteller

Susan Avingaq is a talented artist who has worked on many different projects. She is a director, producer, screenwriter, and actress. This means she helps make movies in many ways. She helps decide what the movie is about, how it looks, and even acts in them sometimes.

Arnait Video Productions

Susan is one of the people who started Arnait Video Productions. This is a special group of women filmmakers. They are based in Igloolik, Nunavut, which is in northern Canada. This group helps tell important stories from the Inuit culture through films.

Notable Film Work

One of Susan's most famous works is the film Before Tomorrow (also known as Le jour avant le lendemain). She helped write the story for this movie. For her work on Before Tomorrow, she was nominated for several awards. These awards recognized her writing, the way the movie looked (art direction), and even a song from the film.

Susan has also worked on many other films. She was a producer for movies like Uvanga and Tia and Piujuq. As a producer, she helps make sure the movie gets made. She also helped with costumes for films like The Journals of Knud Rasmussen and Searchers. This means she designed the clothes the actors wore. She was also an art director for Uvanga and Searchers, helping to create the overall look of the film. Susan also co-directed documentary films called Anaana and Sol.

Books and Storytelling

Besides making movies, Susan Avingaq is also a writer of children's books. She has published two books for young readers. These books are Fishing with Grandma, which came out in 2015, and The Pencil, released in 2018. She worked with Maren Vsetula and illustrator Charlene Chua on these books.

Susan also shares stories as a storyteller. She has appeared on the children's television show Anaana's Tent. She also performed in a theater show called Kiviuq Returns, created by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory. Through her books and storytelling, Susan helps share Inuit culture and traditions with children and audiences everywhere.

External links

• Susan Avingaq on the Inuit Art Quarterly Profiles
• Susan Avingaq on Qaggiavuut