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The Whale and the Raven
20191 h 41 min 14 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Mirjam Leuze
Production: Marcelo Busse (Busse & Halberschmidt Filmproduktion)Henrik Meyer (Cedar Island Films)Shirley Vercruysse (National Film Board of Canada)Andrew Williamson (Cedar Island Films)Sandra Brandl (TOPOS Film)Mirjam Leuze (TOPOS Film)Sabine Bubeck-Paaz (ZDF/Arte)
Script: Mirjam Leuze
A Germany/Canada co-production of busse & halberschmidt, Cedar Island Films and the National Film Board of Canada, ZDF in collaboration with ARTE, TOPOS Film.
Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and the Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > Aquatic Plants and WildlifeEnvironmental PerspectivesPetroleumProtection of Wildlife and Plant Life
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > British ColumbiaEnvironmental Issues
- Geography > Environmental IssuesTerritory: Indigenous
- Civics/Citizenship > Human Rights
- Indigenous Studies > Identity/Society
Credits
- participation
- Janie Wray
- Hermann Meuter
- Helen Clifton
- Patricia Lange
- La'goot Spencer Greening
- Roy Henry Vickers
- Nicole Robinson
- Archie Dundas
- Marven Robinson
- Philip Germuth
- Katie Welsh
- Julie Bits-Thorsen
- writer
- Mirjam Leuze
- director
- Mirjam Leuze
- editing
- Sandra Brandl
- producer
- Marcelo Busse
- Henrik Meyer
- Shirley Vercruysse
- Andrew Williamson
- co-producer
- Sandra Brandl
- Mirjam Leuze
- consulting producer
- Christian Vizi
- executive producer
- Sabine Bubeck-Paaz
- Shirley Vercruysse
- senior story consultant
- Roy Henry Vickers
- narration
- Roy Henry Vickers
- original artwork
- Roy Henry Vickers
- animation
- Elisa Chee
- director of photography
- Athan Merrick
- additional photography
- Mirjam Leuze
- Simon Schneider
- underwater cinematography
- Tavish Campbell
- drone cinematography
- Mike Dinsmore
- composer
- Jesse Zubot
- sound design
- Andreas Hildebrandt
- sound mix
- Andreas Hildebrandt
- sound recordist
- Brent Calkin
- Tyler Lucas
- Millar Montgomery
- advisory committee
- Chris Bolton
- La'goot Spencer Greening
- Kyle Clifton
Awards
- Women in Film & Television Vancouver (WIFTV) Artistic Merit AwardInternational Film Festival
- Science Communication AwardCineMare International Ocean Film Festival
- Best Feature Film AwardDurham Region International Film Festival