FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Qajaq Man
One man. One kayak. Around 3,000 kilometres of Greenland coast, and a journey that changes him from the inside out.
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Transformed from
the inside out.
Adventurer and chef Mike Keen sets out alone by sea kayak from Qaqortoq in South Greenland to Qaanaaq in the far north. Along the way he eats only food sourced from Greenland and allows the journey, the landscape and the people he meets to reshape him.
Alongside the expedition, scientist Aviâja Lyberth Hauptmann follows what is happening inside Mike's body, revealing an unexpected story about food, environment and human adaptation.
OFFICIAL TRAILER
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FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
On the road.
FULL CREDITS
Qajaq Man
A film by Ill Kippers and Landmark Film.
FeaturingMike Keen, Aviâja Lyberth Hauptmann & The People of Greenland
Directed and Written byJoe Derrick
Produced byKristian Landmark & Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Narrated byNikolaj Coster-Waldau
Edited byTor Sellevold Solbakken
Original Score byBenbrick
Sound Design & Mix byJens Simonsen
Cinematography & PhotographyArina Kleist & Mike Keen
Additional Camera WorkUlannaq Ingemann, Eigil Kristensen, Carlos Hernan, Birgitta Kammann Danielsen & Lars Danielsen
Nuuk Footage Camera“Jaqqi” Jens Christian Lyberth-Lennert
SoundUlannaq Ingemann
Animation byØrjan Strandli Stalleland
Executive ProducersJoe Derrick & Steve Bakken
Co-ProducersTor Sellevold Solbakken (No Darlings Film) · Arina Kleist (Snow Falcon Media)
Production CoordinatorNukâka Coster-Waldau
Vocals Performed byNukâka Coster-Waldau
WithMads Bjørn Bjørnsen · Nuuk, Greenland
Special Thanks ToMike Keen, Lucy Hutchings & Sigrun Gavelstad · and to the communities along Greenland’s west coast
Financed BySørnorsk Filmsenter (Southern Norway Film Centre) · Norwegian Film Centre · The Bergesen Foundation · Kristiansand Kommune
Copyright© 2025 Ill Kippers & Landmark Film