In traditional katajjaq, also known as Inuit throat singing, two women stand face to face and perform a duet that doubles as something of a musical battle. Chanting in rhythm, they attempt to outlast one another, each waiting for any crack in the pace of her opponent. In this short from the Canada-based First Nations film initiative Wapikoni Mobile, two throat singers from the remote Inuit village of Kangirsuk in northern Québec face off in a friendly katajjaq duel. Featuring sweeping imagery of the duo’s Arctic home, the piece makes for a transfixing melding of culture and landscape.

– Adam D’Arpino, Head of Video