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Kumak, the Sleepy Hunter (1953)

Kumak, the Sleepy Hunter (1953)

Animation
Release Date: 1953, February 2
Directors: Alma Duncan
Countries: Canada, United Kingdom
Production: ONF | NFB, ONF | NFB, Dunclaren Productions, Dunclaren Productions

Overview:

A BAFTA award nominated feature taking a light-hearted look at a sleepy Inuit hunter, Kumak. An Inuit legend about a hunter who is too sleepy to hunt, told with puppets. Despite all efforts to change him he remains sleepy until the day when, following a great adventure, he attains success as a hunter. But then he foolishly tells the secret of his success to his nagging wife.