CinemaOSMovie · 1949 · 0h 11m

How to Build an Igloo

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This classic short film shows how to make an igloo using only snow and a knife. Two Inuit men in Canada’s Far North choose the site, cut and place snow blocks and create an entrance--a shelter completed in one-and-a-half hours. The commentary explains that the interior warmth and the wind outside cement the snow blocks firmly together. As the short winter day darkens, the two builders move their caribou sleeping robes and extra skins indoors, confident of spending a snug night in the midst of the Arctic cold!

Directed byDouglas Wilkinson

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 11m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1949
Studios
ONF | NFB

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Cast & crew

Creative team
Directed by
Douglas Wilkinson
Written by
Douglas Wilkinson
Produced by
Michael Spencer

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