Versions:.Presented with discussion in Window on Canada No. 12, title code: 106B 0154 139.

Director, Douglas Wilkinson ; script, Douglas Wilkinson ; producer, Michael Spencer ; photography, Jean Roy ; sound, Clarke Daprato ; editing, Victor Jobin ; sound editing, Kenneth Heeley-Ray ; music, Louis Applebaum.

Narrator, John Drainie.

Recorded 1952.

During the short Arctic summer on Baffin Island, the native Inuit enjoys four months of continuous daylight. But it is no time for relaxation, for provision must be made for the long, cold winter night ahead. In this film Idlouk, an Inuit hunter, tells of his life in this northern land. We watch as he stalks the seal so vital to his existence, and as he and other hunters set out in kayaks to harpoon the white whale and the narwhal. At camp we meet his wife, children and aged parents, each of whom has work to do in the unceasing struggle for survival in this harsh land.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Diploma of Honour, 1956 Golden Reel Award - First Prize - Category: Geography and Travel, 1954 Gulf of Salerno Grand Trophy, 1956 Honourable Mention, 1953 Grand Prize, 1957 First Award - Silver Medal - Category: Documentary, 1954

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).