Kumak, the Sleepy Hunter

1953 • Directed by

Alma Duncan

Animation

A BAFTA award nominated feature taking a light-hearted look at a sleepy Inuit hunter, Kumak. An Inuit legend about a hunter who is too sleepy to hunt, told with puppets. Despite all efforts to change him he remains sleepy until the day when, following a great adventure, he attains success as a hunter. But then he foolishly tells the secret of his success to his nagging wife.