The face on your $2 bill had a story no one bothered to tell.
This feature film is a documentary portrait of Joseph Idlout, a man who was once the world's most famous Inuit. Unknown to most Canadians today, Idlout was the subject of many films and books, and one of the Inuit hunters pictured for many years on the back of Canada's $2 bill. In this film Idlout's son, Peter Paniloo, takes us on a journey through his father's life - that of a man caught "between two worlds."
Direction
Greenwald lets Peter's grief breathe without intrusion.
Writing
Narration that questions rather than explains.
Director
Barry Greenwald
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Idlout appeared in Robert Flaherty's 'Nanook' follow-ups, making this a meta-documentary about documentary exploitation itself.
The $2 bill image was taken by a government photographer in 1953; Idlout received no payment and barely any recognition in his lifetime.
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