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Lords of the Arctic
200352 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Caroline UnderwoodJean Lemire
Production: Sally Bochner (National Film Board of Canada)Jean LemireÉric Michel (National Film Board of Canada)Colette LoumèdeStéphane Millière (Gedeon Programmes)
Script: Jean LemireCaroline Underwood
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.
The unique wildlife that thrives in the Arctic's stark landscape has long captivated our imaginations.
Ice plays a critical role in maintaining this fragile ecosystem. As temperatures rise because of global warming, will these northern plants and wildlife be able to adapt?
Through its extraordinary footage of polar bears, thick-billed murres, bowhead whales, muskox and caribou Lords of the Arctic permits us to observe the impact of climate change on the wildlife of the North.
The world of the polar bear, a symbol of the Arctic's strength and vulnerability, is tied to the changing seasons of ice and light and, like all life in the Arctic, is directly impacted by climate change. As their home slowly melts away, will they and their unique world disappear as well?
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 > Animal LifeArctic Plants and WildlifeArctic RegionEnvironmental PerspectivesPlant Life
- Geography and Geology > Arctic RegionClimate
- Animals > Arctic WildlifeMammals
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > FishingHuntingTraditional way of life
- Social Studies > Environmental Challenges
- Science > Life Systems/Ecology
- Geography > The Arctic
Credits
- director
- Caroline Underwood
- script
- Jean Lemire
- Caroline Underwood
- script - collaboration
- Thierry Piantanida
- cinematography
- Marc Gadoury
- underwater cinematography
- Mario Cyr
- picture editing
- Bruce Annis
- sound
- Richard Lavoie
- André Boisvert
- Martin Pinsonnault
- Jean Paul Vialard
- Serge Boivin
- original music
- Hervé Postic
- narration
- David Suzuki
- voice
- Elisapie Isaac
- guide
- Joshua Idlout
- Elisha Kasarnak
- Pakak Quaminiq
- Josiah Nakoolak
- Brian Angohiatok
- Johnny Algout
- Jorgen Aitoak
- location logistics
- Geoff Green
- additional cinematography
- Éli Laliberté
- Martin Leclerc
- Len Gilday
- Germán Gutiérrez
- Sylvestre Guidi
- microcinematography
- David Denning
- additional sound recording
- Claude Beauchemin
- online editing
- Denis Pilon
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- sound editing supervision
- Martin Pinsonnault
- sound editing
- Anton Fischlin
- Frédéric Cloutier
- Sonomar
- post-production
- Danielle Raymond
- Claude Chevalier
- Geneviève Lagacé
- foley
- Simon Meilleur
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- musician
- Liliana Baubet-Manu
- Claire Morand
- Frédérick Robin
- Johanne Mathaly
- Ghyslin Di Sacco
- Cyril Normand
- Mihi Kim
- music recording
- Claudia Sound
- sound engineer
- Stéphane Blaëss
- assistant sound engineer
- Isabelle Perry
- Inuit throat singer
- Evie Mark
- Sarah Beaulne
- translation
- Elisapie Isaac
- Pond Inlet Cultural Center
- Sandra Eyegetok
- Tamareese Akittirq
- 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
- Sara Marino
- Pascale Bilodeau
- Virginie Millière
- Catherine Giroul
- 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
Awards
- Earthwatch Film AwardDC Environmental Film Festival
- Finalist AwardInternational Wildlife Film Festival
- Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Documentary Series (Caroline Underwood)Gemini Awards
- First Place Award - Category: Pollution and Global WarmingEarthVision Film & Video Festival