Already immortalized through her iconic artwork, Kenojuak Ashevak's legacy is now preserved in film, too. It will premier to the public tonight in Ashevak's home of Cape Dorset, Nunavut, where it was also shot. Left to right, Johnnybou Ashevak, John Ashevak, Joshua Wortman, Miali Buscemi and Liam-Riley Alivaktuk as the Ashevak family in Kenojuak Ashevak's Heritage Minute. Miali Buscemi, left, and Koomoatoo Mathewise on the set of Kenojuak Ashevak's Heritage Minute in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Buschemi played a younger Ashevak, while Mathewsie, Ashevak's real-life sister, played an older portrayal of the last artist.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2016 10:01 UTC