How to Build an Igloo

Overview

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!

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1949

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Director

Douglas Wilkinson

Writer

Douglas Wilkinson

Producer

Michael Spencer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0220551