Go behind the seams of North of North as the creative team reveals the inspiration, traditions, and talented designers behind the show’s stunning Indigenous fashion. From beadwork to bold silhouettes, discover how culture and storytelling are woven into every piece.
North of North Cast:
Anna Lambe, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Tanya Tagaq, Keira Cooper, Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke and Jay Ryan
Stream North of North now on Netflix!
North of North Cast:
Anna Lambe, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Tanya Tagaq, Keira Cooper, Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke and Jay Ryan
Stream North of North now on Netflix!
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00:00We have all these rich stories to tell.
00:05The fashion, the slang, the sense of humor.
00:08It just grabs you right from the beginning.
00:10This is indigenous. This is Arctic.
00:14This is just normal life.
00:17Can you not?
00:18Not what?
00:19Watch me?
00:20Yeah, yeah.
00:25This is so exciting for the territory for Inuit,
00:28an indigenous film and television.
00:30I wouldn't want to film it anywhere else
00:32because the support of the community and the love,
00:34the outpouring love that we've received as we've been filming
00:37has been very empowering and a huge push forward
00:40to make sure that we do the best work.
00:42We take our cues from the sun, wind, and the snow formations.
00:46Colin, I can feel my face.
00:47Okay.
00:48I was really, really fortunate with a project like this one
00:51to have an indigenous-led, created by indigenous women show.
00:55I was given the pilot script and I really was in from about page five,
01:01which is very unusual.
01:03This was one of those projects where you go,
01:05oh my gosh, this is something very special.
01:09You feel good?
01:10Fit as a fiddle, ready to diddle.
01:12Mm-mm.
01:13That was workplace inappropriate.
01:15I'm nervous.
01:16As a kid who grew up in the Arctic, not necessarily feeling seen,
01:20but loving the movies, to me now as a mother,
01:23I want her to have something that she feels seen in as well.
01:26This is very reflective of what our lives are like today.
01:29And that's only possible by having Inuit as writers,
01:32Inuit as showrunners, as producers, Inuit working in the departments.
01:36We sourced a lot of local talent, art talent, creative talent,
01:41to work with and in our crew to ensure that authenticity.
01:46Everything from sourcing the blanket with the handles
01:49so that we could do the opening teaser,
01:51hand-sewn, custom-made sealskin hunting gear,
01:55blending of earrings and costume.
01:58Are you a drug dealer?
02:00No.
02:02Do I look like them?
02:04We have a lot of background that are locals,
02:06and giving people like that an opportunity to see
02:09how this stuff works and how TV gets made,
02:12it just makes it all feel a lot more possible,
02:14and I think that'll happen when the show comes out as well,
02:16and ideally, a lot of Inuit creatives will be able to look at it
02:19and realize the potential of their craft.
02:21Seeing, like, the people that I grew up with
02:23and this crew of people on this show come together
02:26and interact has been, like, whoa!
02:30Is there a trick to this thing?
02:32Yeah, the trick was to get you to bend over.
02:38The series doesn't shy away from confronting
02:41some real and relevant issues,
02:43but always through a comedic lens
02:45and always, at the same time, honest and genuine.
02:49What are you talking about?
02:50Is he saying this to make you look cool?
02:52I think he's trying to play white savior.
02:54No, no, no, I'm not white-saving anything.
02:58In this first season, we are able to touch on a lot,
03:02and I think that's the nice thing
03:04about doing this show as a comedy.
03:06We get to talk about so many issues within our community
03:09and so many difficult topics
03:11while delivering them in a way that people are like,
03:13oh, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
03:15Are we the problem?
03:17Probably.
03:19It also exposes an audience that may have never experienced
03:24or understood or have heard about these things before,
03:27like the housing crisis or substance abuse
03:29or residential schools or difficult family dynamics
03:32that are so common up here.
03:34It's just a privilege to be here.
03:36It's not every day you get to film something
03:39in an incredible environment.
03:41It feels a little like we're throwing a diary
03:44a little bit out into the world.
03:46It's a little scary, but it's also incredibly cathartic.
03:49I hope people feel represented in that.
03:51I hope people see their own friendships
03:53and their own family relationships
03:55and personal relationships in that.
03:57Enjoy the silliness and the chaos and the drama
04:00and all of that.
04:01It's been real fun.
04:03Tough act to follow.
04:05If I knew we were going to improvise,
04:08I would have prepared something.
04:10Okay.
04:11Okay.