People of a Feather (2011)

Original title

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒥᑎᓕᒻᒥᐅ

Directed by

Joel Heath

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

G

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how hydroelectric dams in the Canadian Arctic affect eider ducks and the Inuit community of Sanikiluaq who depend on them. It shows the traditional ways people hunt and harvest the birds, and how the changing environment disrupts that relationship.

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What happens

People of a Feather is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Joel Heath and released in 2011. The film explores the impact of the development of hydroelectric dam projects in the Canadian Arctic on the population of eider ducks at Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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