NY | The Americas Film Festival New York: Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband)

In 2000 BCE Igloolik, Nunavut, star-crossed teenage lovers Kaujak and Sapa are promised to each other since birth, but their bond is shattered when Kaujak's father dies and her mother marries a man from a distant camp. The promise of a better future turns into a desperate struggle as Kaujak is besieged by aggressive suitors backed by a powerful, evil shaman. Despite the pressure, Kaujak holds fast to her heart, resisting all attempts to claim her and clinging to the hope that Sapa will return to make good on their childhood pledge. Director: Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk), Canada, 2025, 100 min., Inuktitut with English subtitles Content Advisory: contains scenes of physical violence. The Americas Film Festival New York (TAFFNY) is a film festival that showcases premieres, award winning films, and classic works about the cultures and peoples of the Americas. The festival is a project of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education of City College of New York (The City University of New York - CUNY), in collaboration with the Cervantes Institute of NY and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. This screening is presented in conjunction with the closing night of The Americas Film Festival NY. Image: Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) (film still), courtesy of Kingulliit Productions