While not a big Farley Mowat fan (OK, I think he's an insufferable, preachy blowhard 9 times out of 10), I was familiar with The Snow Walker's director, Charles Martin Smith, in Never Cry Wolf, and found out about this movie as an instructive survival story.The story, cast, direction and production values are all outstanding. I found the film particularly moving as someone very important to me looks very much like Annabella Piugattuk, and acts to a great extent like Kanaalaq, and I could easily see this woman doing what Kanaalaq does near the end of the trek.This film deserved wider exposure, and is a credit to Canadian film making (albeit with an excellent American director), high praise from me since I am no booster of the usually mediocre output of "Canadian Culture". Hopefully, Canadian Barry Pepper will continue to build on his excellent performances, most recently in True Grit, and that Annabella Piugattuk can build further on her success here.