Tartupaluk

TARTUPALUK is a virtual reality experience in which users are invited to visit the imaginary Republic of Hans Island, otherwise known as Tartupaluk ("kidney-shaped" in Inuktitut). Conceived, directed and starring Greenlandic-Canadian scenic artist and playwright Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory as the newly inaugurated President of the Republic, TARTUPALUK marries live-action 360 video, animation and visual effects to bring to life a poetic, sometimes humorous Inuit utopia on this uninhabited but coveted island located in the territorial waters of Canada and Greenland.

Director

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

Starring

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
Jaqqa Petersen

Producers

C.S. Roy
Emile Hertling Péronard (Ánorâk Film)

Executive Producers

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
Inuk Silis Hoegh

Duration

25 minutes

Budget

$1.1M CAD

Partners

Canada Media Fund
Nunavut Film Development Corporation
Aabijijiwan New Media Lab
Danish Film Institute
Government of Greenland
Indigenous Screen Office
IDFA DocLab Forum
Berlinale Forum Expanded
Venice Gap Financing Market
Nuuk Film Festival
ImagineNATIVE

Release

2026