Bonnie Ammaq
Canadian director
Rosie Bonnie Ammaq is a director and actress from Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. Her film Nowhere Land won the award for Best Short Documentary at the ImagineNative Film Festival.
Early life
Ammaq began her life in Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. In 1986 when Ammaq was seven years old she left Igloolik with her parents and two siblings to live in an outpost camp on Baffin Island. Ammaq and her family lived in the outpost camp for eleven years. She was educated by her mother in reading and writing English and Inukititut. Her father Sameuli was able to provide for the family through hunting.
In 1998 Ammaq moved back to Igloolik alone. Her family followed shortly after to audition for the movie Atanarjuat: Fast Runner. Bonnie's parents and siblings worked in the cast and crew of the movie.
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