Zacharias Kunuk

Zacharias Kunuk

Directing Nov 27, 1957 (69 years old) Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada

Zacharias Kunuk is a Canadian Inuk film writer, director and producer, best known for writing and directing the feature film _Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner_, the first indigenous film with all indigenous cast and entirely in Inuktitut.

4 Acting Credits
32 Crew Credits

Acting

Reel Injun Movie

Reel Injun

as Self

2010
Kunuk Family Reunion Movie

Kunuk Family Reunion

2004
Red Fever Movie

Red Fever

as Self

2024
They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit Movie

They Have to Hear Us: Canada’s Duty to Consult Inuit

as himself

2025

Crew

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Movie

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Director

2002
Edge of the Knife Movie

Edge of the Knife

Executive Producer

2018
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen Movie

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

Director

2006
Searchers Movie

Searchers

Director

2016
Before Tomorrow Movie

Before Tomorrow

Executive Producer

2008
The National Parks Project Movie

The National Parks Project

Director

2011
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk Movie

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

Producer

2019
The Shaman's Apprentice Movie

The Shaman's Apprentice

Director

2021
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change Movie

Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

Director

2010
Uvanga Movie

Uvanga

Executive Producer

2013
Messages from the Past Movie

Messages from the Past

Director

1991
From Inuk Point of View Movie

From Inuk Point of View

Director

1985