The Great Adventure

20031 h 29 min 36 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Jean LemireThierry Piantanida

Production: Sally Bochner (National Film Board of Canada)Jean LemireÉric Michel (National Film Board of Canada)Colette LoumèdeStéphane Millière (Gedeon Programmes)

Script: Jean LemireThierry Piantanida

Co-produced by Glacialis Productions, the National Film Board of Canada and Gedeon Programmes with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, the Québec - Film and Television Tax Credit, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Société de développement des entreprises culturelles - Québec, Culture et Communications Québec, with the collaboration of Télé-Québec, CBCTelevision Nature of Things, France 2, France 5, Centre National de la Cinématographie Canada-France, and Ministère délégué à la recherche et aux nouvelles technologies.

In The Great Adventure, filmmaker Jean Lemire and his crew undertake a five-month, 21 000-kilometre voyage to record the impact of global warming on the Arctic. We watch as the crew navigate a three-masted sailing ship through the legendary Northwest Passage - a treacherous, ice-choked route that has captured the imaginations of great explorers for centuries.

This compelling scientific and personal adventure is set against the backdrop of breathtaking northern scenery. Survival is a daily struggle in the Far North, and the Sedna IV's crew face unusually cold weather that makes navigation exceptionally perilous.

The Great Adventure unveils the beauty of this region and makes us keenly aware that climate change is seriously jeopardizing a fragile ecosystem.

Arctic Mission is a collection of five documentary films that explore the impact of global warming on Canada's North.

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Subject categories


  • Environment and Conservation > Arctic Plants and WildlifeArctic RegionClimate and WeatherEcosystemsEnvironmental PerspectivesIndigenous Concerns
  • Geography and Geology > Arctic RegionClimateExploration and Expeditions
  • Technology > Climate-related Technology
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Environmental IssuesTraditional way of life

Credits


script
Jean Lemire
Thierry Piantanida
direction
Jean Lemire
Thierry Piantanida
cinematography
Martin Leclerc
underwater cinematography
Mario Cyr
sound
Hubert Macé de Gastines
Marie-Claude Gagné
Serge Boivin
Jean Paul Vialard
picture editing
Frédéric Lossignol
Alain Belhumeur
original music
Hervé Postic
narration
David Suzuki
Jean Lemire
voice
Arthur Holden
Marcel Jeanin
Harry Standjofski
Jennifer Seguin
additional cinematography
Marc Gadoury
Sylvain Brault
assistant camera
Serge Boudreau
online editing
Denis Pilon
titles
Gaspard Gaudreau
computer graphics
Olivier Parent
additional music
Anthony Rozankovic
sound editing supervision
Martin Pinsonnault
sound editing
Marie-Claude Gagné
Anton Fischlin
Claire Pochon
Sonomar
sound editing - assistance
Frédéric Cloutier
post-production
Geneviève Lagacé
Danielle Raymond
Claude Chevalier
Martine Forget
musician
Liliana Baubet-Manu
Claire Morand
Frédérick Robin
Johanne Mathaly
Ghyslin Di Sacco
Slim Pezin
Cyril Normand
Mihi Kim
Carla Antoun
Michel Dubeau
Anthony Rozankovic
music recording
Claudia Sound
Studio Son G
music mixing
Studio Son G
sound engineer
Stéphane Blaëss
assistant sound engineer
Isabelle Perry
voice recording
Clovis Gouaillier
English adaptation
Christine York
A.J. Henderson
off-camera direction
Christine York
A.J. Henderson
insurance broker
Taillefer Desjardins inc.
Linda Dubuc
auditor
Fauteux Bruno Bussière Leewarden
legal advisor
Fernand Deveau
Zénaïde Lussier
Gylane St-Georges
director-coordinator
Jean Lemire
script consultant
Jacques Payette
research
Pascale Bilodeau
Virginie Millière
Catherine Giroul
Sara Marino
line production
Bertrand Jenny
Emmanuel Piovano
Christiane Germain
Josée Roberge
post-production manager
Nathalie Trucco
production administrator
Nicolas Portes
Camille Chapuis
technical director
Bruno Abate
documentalist
Delphine Gaillard
Leyla D'Aragon-Krim
communications director
Laurence Corre
communications - assistant
Julien Bablon
executive producer
Sally Bochner
marketing officer
Élise Labbé
Jocelyn Robert
Moira Keigher
technical coordinator
Richard Cliche
administrator
Colette Brodeur
Anouk Brault
Catherine Beaudoin
Anik Fournier
Jean-Paul Landry
administrative team
Dany Delpy
Lise Fortin Roy
production coordinator
Catherine Beaudoin
Brigitte Breault
production assistant
Geneviève Lagacé
Céline Lafrance
production manager
Anouk Brault
Catherine Beaudoin
Anik Fournier
Jean-Paul Landry
producer
Jean Lemire
Éric Michel
Colette Loumède
Stéphane Millière