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Borealis
20201 h 33 min 21 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Kevin McMahon
Production: Michael McMahon (Primitive Entertainment Inc.)Anita Lee (National Film Board of Canada)Jane Jankovic (TVOntario)Kristina McLaughlin (Primitive Entertainment Inc.)Kevin McMahon (Primitive Entertainment Inc.)Justine Pimlott (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: James Broadley
A Primitive Entertainment and National Film Board of Canada co-production.
In his new feature documentary Borealis, acclaimed director Kevin McMahon (Waterlife) travels deep into the heart of the boreal forest to explore the chorus of life in Canada’s iconic wilderness. How do trees move, communicate and survive the destructive forces of fire, insects, and human encroachment? Borealis offers an immersive portrait of the lifecycles of the forest from the perspective of the plants and animals that live there.
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Subject categories
- Forestry > Conservation and ReforestationResource Management
- Environment and Conservation > ForestsProtection of Wildlife and Plant Life
- Plants > Trees and Forests
- Social Studies > Environmental Challenges
- Geography > Environmental Issues
- Science > Environmental ScienceLife Systems/Ecology
Credits
- featuring
- Diana Beresford-Kroeger
- Stan Boutin
- Roger Brett
- Isabelle Desrochers-Stein
- Nadir Erbilgin
- Mike Flannigan
- Erin Fleming
- Christine Godwin
- Ted Hogg
- Sam Hunter
- Kajar Köster
- Edmund Metatawabin
- Ben Miron
- Robert Partridge
- Tuukka Petäjä
- Jessica Piercey
- David Price
- Gerry Racey
- David Schindler
- Thomas Scott
- Sandy Smith
- Christian Wirth
- boreal ecology guide
- Gerry Racey
- associate producer
- Felicity Justrabo
- original music
- Justin Small
- Ohad Benchetrit
- sound design
- Grant Edmonds
- editor
- Nathan Shields
- visual effects
- Mark Alberts
- director of photography
- John Minh Tran
- wildlife photography
- Joshua See
- Hugo Kitching
- executive producer
- Michael McMahon
- Anita Lee
- Jane Jankovic
- producer
- Kristina McLaughlin
- Kevin McMahon
- Michael McMahon
- Justine Pimlott
- director
- Kevin McMahon
- story producer
- James Broadley
- researcher
- Nikita Takkar
- visual researcher
- Anita Turcotte
- production coordinator
- Maeve Kern
- Andrew Martin-Smith
- production support
- Carolin Neubauer
- aerial photography
- Chris Goll
- Joshua See
- additional photography
- Christian Schidlowski
- camera assistant
- Chris Goll
- Alex MacPhail
- Jorn Meyer
- helicopter pilot
- RJ Price
- Firebox footage
- Dan Jiminez
- Parks Canada Fire management supervisor
- Stephanie Koroscil
- Beau Michaud
- location sound
- Mike Filippov
- Sanjay Mehta
- Chris Goll
- translator
- Stefan Randstrom
- Stephanie Weimar
- transcriber
- Ava Harness
- Ginger Howard
- Camryn Kern
- Rosana Khabbaz Diaz
- Gabriela Salon
- post-production coordinator
- Jordan Schinkel
- dialogue editor
- Mimi Scowen
- Patience Bradford
- sound effects editor
- Marc Chiasson
- Jeremy Kessler
- Andy Frech
- re-recording mixer
- Grant Edmonds
- post-production picture
- JAXX
- finishing editor
- David St. Louis
- digital colourist
- David St. Louis
- data
- The Matrix
- lyrics
- Kevin McMahon
- music arrangement
- Daveed Goldman
- music performer
- Choir! Choir! Choir!
- choir co-director
- Nobu Adilman
- Daveed Goldman
- singer
- Stephanie Braithwaite
- Renée Gomes
- Laura Hayward
- Shama Joshi
- Piper MacFadyen
- Lynne Provencher
- Susan K. Robertson
- Mira Shenker
- Shoshana Waser
- Mason Wright
- boreal songbird field recordings
- Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
- ABDI coordinator
- Alex McPhail
- legal counsel
- Duncan Morin
- insurance
- Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.
- studio operations manager
- Mark Wilson
- studio administrator
- Patricia Bourgeois
- Stefanie Brantner
- production supervisor
- Marcus Matyas
- technical coordinator
- Kevin Riley
- marketing manager
- Kelly Fox
- publicist
- Jennifer Mair
- independent production officer
- Linda Fong
- vp current affairs and documentaries
- John Ferri
- commissioning editor
- Marita Hübinger
- senior producer
- Takahiro Hamano
Awards
- Homeland Earth AwardSILBERSALZ Science & Media Awards
- Best Photography, Documentary or FactualCanadian Screen Awards
- Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or SeriesCanadian Screen Awards