I got a rare treat today - a day out at the movies while Steve watched Aidan. I saw The Fast Runner with Will. It is an Inuit story told by an Inuit owned production company with a cast of experienced and inexperienced Inuit players. It was remarkable as a document of a traditional lifestyle and the story was fantastic too.

I was reviewing the website before I went to see it and I noticed on their bulletin board someone commenting about the treatment of the sled dogs in the film. The funny thing is that there is a scene in the film where a guy is running naked and barefoot through the ice and snow for like fifteen minutes of screen time - which probably translates to hours of actual filming time. I had trouble feeling bad for the dogs after that.

Anyway, it is a gorgeous film and if you have the opportunity to see it, I recommend it. It's showing in Ithaca Dec 10th (for Rich).