Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibilityMangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer of Rocks) | 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Accessibility

Short Film Program

Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer of Rocks)

sd_star_fav_icon
Canada202514 minInuktitut
Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer of Rocks)

Two young women are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The young women and their village use the teachings of the elders to try to defeat the monster.

+ More

Two young women are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The young women and their village use the teachings of the elders to try to defeat the monster.

Available in person only.

Animated Short Film ProgramShort Film ProgramAll ShortsBIPOC StoriesIndigenous StoriesInternationalNon-English LanguageWomen-Centered StoriesAnimationFictionEnglish SDH SubtitlesEnglish SubtitlesU.S. Only- less

Screening Times

This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

Credits

  • Director(s)

    Louise Flaherty

  • Screenwriter

    Louise Flaherty

    Neil Christopher

  • Producer

    Louise Flaherty

  • Executive Producers

    Louise Flaherty

    Neil Christopher

    Danny Christopher

  • Production Manager

    Cenith Ramirez

    Kyla Atlas

    Ekaterina Pakhlavuni

  • Art Directors

    Danny Christopher

    Sarah Ball

  • Animation Director

    Evan DeRushie

  • Animators

    Akash Jones

    Ghazal Tahernia

    Colin Lepper

    Kyla Atlas

    Edwin Alvarenga

    Meaghan Hettler

    Abbey Collings

  • Editor

    Evan DeRushie

  • Sound Designer

    Michael Carlucci

  • Music Composer

    Beatrice Deer

    Mark Wheaton

  • Principal Cast

    Nellie Enuaraq

    Joan Joanas

    Andrea Flaherty

  • Company

    Taqqut Productions Inc.

  • Website
  • Contact

    Claire Bullock

    festivals@taqqut.com

    4167687846

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Louise Flaherty

    Louise Flaherty is a co-founder of Inhabit Media Inc., an independent publishing house, and Taqqut Productions Inc., a Nunavut-based animation company. Flaherty is passionate in her work to ensure that the current generation of Nunavummiut never forget their culture and their language.

    You May Also Like

    Short Film Program
    sd_banner_img

    Stairs

    FilmUnFillFavIcon

    A woman’s life unravels after she becomes addicted to throwing herself down flights of stairs.

    (13min)
    Short Film Program
    sd_banner_img

    Crisis Actor

    FilmUnFillFavIcon

    Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction

    Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a support group and spirals into a chaotic night that forces her to face her addiction to drama.

    (13min)
    Short Film Program
    sd_banner_img

    Radiant Frost

    FilmUnFillFavIcon

    A drifter’s life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers a runaway member of a survivalist cult in the back of his truck.

    (19min)
    Short Film Program
    sd_banner_img

    Albatross

    FilmUnFillFavIcon

    Maria, burdened with caregiving for her sick husband, gets invited to a party.

    (14min)

    FESTIVAL HOST STATE

    Sponsor

    FESTIVAL HOST STATE

    FESTIVAL HOST STATE

    FESTIVAL HOST STATE