How to Build an Igloo

How to Build an Igloo

1949
11m
6.7

6.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
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!

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1949
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0220551

Cast

Key Crew

Douglas Wilkinson
Writer
Douglas Wilkinson
Director
Michael Spencer
Producer