Igloolik Isuma Productions is pleased to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of BEFORE TOMORROW, beginning Wednesday, December 2 at Film Forum. The film is the third and final chapter in THE FAST RUNNER TRILOGY, beginning with Zacharias Kunuk's arthouse hit THE FAST RUNNER (ATANARJUAT) (2001) and followed by festival favorite THE JOURNALS OF KNUD RASMUSSEN (2006). These three groundbreaking Inuit films express the dramatic history of one of the world’s oldest oral cultures from its own point of view.

Directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu and produced by Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn and Stéphane Rituit, BEFORE TOMORROW is set in 1840, at a time when some Inuit tribes had yet to meet white people, and thus maintained their traditional way of life. The ballads of Kate and Anna McGarrigle set the tone for this tender, affecting tale of a small boy (Paul-Dylan Ivalu) and his beloved grandmother (co-director Madeline Piujuq Ivalu), living amid the harsh Arctic wilderness.

On the occasion of the U.S. theatrical premiere of BEFORE TOMORROW, Igloolik Isuma Productions will launch THE FAST RUNNER TRILOGY worldwide with pay-what-you-can Video on Demand downloads on www.isuma.tv. THE FAST RUNNER will be available starting December 1, THE JOURNALS OF KNUD RASMUSSEN starting January 1, and BEFORE TOMORROW starting early Spring 2010. For more information, see www.isuma.tv/fastrunnertrilogy

“A profound, elemental and hauntingly beautiful period drama that makes an intimate story of endurance into a metaphor for an entire culture… [BEFORE TOMORROW's] deceptively simple script… brilliantly reflects the cultural and spiritual values of the Inuits. In particular, the traditional stories Ningiuq tells her grandson take on a heart-rending resonance. Graced by unadorned performances from Madeline Ivalu (a featured player in THE FAST RUNNER and THE JOURNALS OF KNUD RASMUSSEN), her real-life grandson and the supporting cast… [The acting] feels appropriately timeless yet emotionally precise… Superior craft contributions emphasize tradition and authenticity, from the well-worn caribou and seal-skin clothing and intricate facial tattoos to elaborate period props.” — Alissa Simon, Variety

BEFORE TOMORROW will have a 2-week engagement, December 2-15, at Film Forum
Co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu are available for interviews. Please contact: Susan Norget, (212) 431-0090, susan@norget.com

93 minutes. In Inuktitut with English subtitles. An Igloolik Isuma Productions release. Unrated.

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Please join us the following screening:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 11:00 am
Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street

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RSVP to Susan Norget, susan@norget.com or Adam Walker, adam@filmforum.org

For downloadable photos and press notes on BEFORE TOMORROW go to:
http://www.filmforum.org/press

For downloadable photos and press notes on THE FAST RUNNER TRILOGY, go to:
http://www.isuma.tv/fastrunnertrilogy

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