Quebec filmmaker under fire for ‘racist’ documentary says piece merely a ‘remix’

Filmmaker Dominic Gagnon says backlash undeserved

APTN National News
A documentary that has images of Inuit vomiting, driving snow machines drunk and other graphic portrayals has incurred the wrath of viewers.

The non-Inuk director defends the work as a portrait of northern realities, while Inuk artist Tanya Tagaq threatened to sue the filmmaker over the use of her music.

APTN’s Tom Fennario has this story.

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