Zacharias Kunuk

Zacharias Kunuk (Inuktitut: ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ, born November 27, 1957) is a Canadian Inuk film producer and director, best known for his film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, the first Canadian dramatic feature film produced entirely in Inuktitut with an all Indigenous cast. He is the president and co-founder of Igloolik Isuma Productions, Canada's first independent Inuit production company. His co-founders are Paul Qulitalik, Paul Apak Angilirq, and Norman Cohn (the only non-Inuk team member). Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001) was named as the greatest Canadian film of all time by the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival poll.