Film Team
David Borish is a social and health researcher and visual artist pushing the boundaries of using audio-visual methodologies to explore and understand relationships between humans and the environment. His work sits at the interface of documentary film, public health, cultural and social wellbeing, wildlife conservation, and audio-visual research methods. Through his PhD, Borish was the director of HERD: Inuit Voices on Caribou, a research-based documentary film project about the connection between caribou and Inuit well-being in Labrador, Canada, which has been broadcasted on CBC and has been screened at more than 15 international film festivals. His particular expertise is blending documentary film with qualitative analysis for community-based research projects. Previously, he has worked as a visual educator for National Geographic Student Expeditions in Iceland and Alaska, and has led a variety of visual-based projects about environmental and social issues in Uganda, Peru, Nepal, Kenya, Malaysia, and other parts of the world.
David Borish
Paninnguaq Pikilak grew up in Narsaq, a small town in South Greenland, but is currently based in Nuuk where she lives with her two daughters. She has a strong relationship with her culture, which has inspired her through her
artistic development as an artist, Tunniit practitioner (traditional Inuk tattooist), Author and filmmaker. Culture and knowledge preservation repeats itself in the purpose of her work. She has done multiple single and joint exhibitions with her artwork, published 2 children's books about Tunniit and a documentary about the possible open pit mine in her hometown Narsaq, and co-produced 1 feature film and 3 shortfilms. She is currently co-writing “Tunniit - The Art of Inuit Tattooing" and “Decolonization Anthology” while producing her second documentary.
Paninnguaq Pikilak
Paninnguaq Pikilak grew up in Narsaq, a small town in South Greenland, but is currently based in Nuuk where she lives with her two daughters. She has a strong relationship with her culture, which has inspired her through her
artistic development as an artist, Tunniit practitioner (traditional Inuk tattooist), Author and filmmaker. Culture and knowledge preservation repeats itself in the purpose of her work. She has done multiple single and joint exhibitions with her artwork, published 2 children's books about Tunniit and a documentary about the possible open pit mine in her hometown Narsaq, and co-produced 1 feature film and 3 shortfilms. She is currently co-writing “Tunniit - The Art of Inuit Tattooing" and “Decolonization Anthology” while producing her second documentary.
