Northlore

202554 min 16 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: David HamelinMelaina Sheldon

Production: Melaina Sheldon (Fireside Films Inc.)David Hamelin (Fireside Films Inc.)Shirley Vercruysse (National Film Board of Canada)Andrew Williamson (Cedar Island Films)Henrik Meyer (Cedar Island Films)

Script: David HamelinMelaina Sheldon

A Fireside Films production in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.

Weaving animation and live action, Northlore explores the mystical stories and connections forged between the people and wildlife of Canada’s North. Though every person’s experience with nature is different, the film celebrates the transformation of the human spirit when confronted with the absolute power of the wilderness.

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  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Boating and CanoeingCultural IdentityFur Trades, Hunting and TrappingLegends and Literature
  • Environment and Conservation > Mythological Perspectives
  • Sports and Leisure > Outdoor activities
  • Nature & Ecological Knowledge > Animals, Traditional Use & Relationships with Animals
  • Health & Wellbeing > Traditional Health, Healing & Medicine
  • Intangible Culture & Literature > Traditional Stories & Storytelling

Credits


writer
David Hamelin
Melaina Sheldon
director
David Hamelin
Melaina Sheldon
producer
Melaina Sheldon
David Hamelin
Shirley Vercruysse
executive producer
Shirley Vercruysse
Andrew Williamson
Henrik Meyer
Bertram Schneider
director of photography
Alex Chan
editor
David Hamelin
lead animator
Casey Koyczan
original music composition
Jeremy Parkin
storyteller
Gary Sidney Johnson
Elisabeth Pilon
Melissa Matheson
Michael Code
Dennis Shorty
creator
David Hamelin
Melaina Sheldon
Jayden Soroka
based on film
Jayden Soroka
line producer
Naomi Mark
Jennifer Roworth
production manager
Neil MacDonald
production designer
Donald Watt
art department
Annie Johnsgaard
camera operator
Alex Chan
Sam Fleming
Jassin Godard
D.I.T.
Joseph Hays
production sound recordist
Patrick Hamilton
set photographer
Alistair Maitland
projector technician
Etienne Girard
chef
Joel Santos
first aid
Jassin Godard
lighting equipment
Screen Production Yukon Association
grip equipment
Screen Production Yukon Association
projector screen
Yukon Film Society
projector
Omni Productions
rental vehicules
Driving Force
service producer
Cedar Island Films
production accountant
Sarah Tichenor
business affairs
Laura Wheeler
executive in charge of production
Eloane Venkatapen
chartered accountant
Debbi-Jo Matias Inc.
interim financing
First National Bank
animator
Casey Koyczan
character modeller
Casey Koyczan
animal modeller
Quinn Hopkins
environments
Taylor McArthur
rigging
Jorge Estevez
concept artist
David Hamelin
storyboard
David Hamelin
character design
Lara Bode
animal design
Lara Bode
picture finishing services
DCH Media
post production services
DCH Media
graphics
David Hamelin
color grading
David Hamelin
post production sound services
Postal Sound Inc.
re-recording mixer
Chris McIntosh
sound edit
Mario Loubert
Chris McIntosh
sound designer
Mario Loubert
Chris McIntosh
dialog editor
Brayden McCluskey
closed captioning
Line 21 Media Services Inc.
descriptive video
Chris McIntosh
insurance
Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.
Reel Media Canada
legal services
LLB Law Group
Graham E. C. Lang
Nathaniel Lyman
Chandler Fogden Lyman Law Corporation
David Jol
technical coordinator
Wes Machnikowski
production administrator
Carla Jones
Nathan Conchie
senior production coordinator
Lee Clapp
senior marketing advisor
Laurianne Désormiers
marketing project manager
Geneviève Bérard
marketing coordinator
Michelle Rozon
publicist
Katja De Bock
Justine Baillargeon
senior managing director
David Hutton
contrôle de gestion
Deanna Williamson
senior producer
Robin Summerfield
production executive
Mike Gravitis