Borealis
Borealis is a unique cinematic documentary that travels deep into the heart of Canada’s iconic wilderness to explore how the plants and animals that live there communicate and survive the destructive forces of fire, insects, and human encroachment.
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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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featuringDiana Beresford-KroegerStan BoutinRoger BrettIsabelle Desrochers-SteinNadir ErbilginMike FlanniganErin FlemingChristine GodwinTed HoggSam HunterKajar KösterEdmund MetatawabinBen MironRobert PartridgeTuukka PetäjäJessica PierceyDavid PriceGerry RaceyDavid SchindlerThomas ScottSandy SmithChristian Wirth
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boreal ecology guideGerry Racey
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associate producerFelicity Justrabo
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original musicJustin SmallOhad Benchetrit
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sound designGrant Edmonds
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editorNathan Shields
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visual effectsMark Alberts
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director of photographyJohn Minh Tran
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wildlife photographyJoshua SeeHugo Kitching
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executive producerMichael McMahonAnita LeeJane Jankovic
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producerKristina McLaughlinKevin McMahonMichael McMahonJustine Pimlott
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directorKevin McMahon
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story producerJames Broadley
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researcherNikita Takkar
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visual researcherAnita Turcotte
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production coordinatorMaeve KernAndrew Martin-Smith
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production supportCarolin Neubauer
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aerial photographyChris GollJoshua See
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additional photographyChristian Schidlowski
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camera assistantChris GollAlex MacPhailJorn Meyer
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helicopter pilotRJ Price
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Firebox footageDan Jiminez
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Parks Canada Fire management supervisorStephanie KoroscilBeau Michaud
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location soundMike FilippovSanjay MehtaChris Goll
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translatorStefan RandstromStephanie Weimar
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transcriberAva HarnessGinger HowardCamryn KernRosana Khabbaz DiazGabriela Salon
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post-production coordinatorJordan Schinkel
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dialogue editorMimi ScowenPatience Bradford
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sound effects editorMarc ChiassonJeremy KesslerAndy Frech
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re-recording mixerGrant Edmonds
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post-production pictureJAXX
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finishing editorDavid St. Louis
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digital colouristDavid St. Louis
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dataThe Matrix
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lyricsKevin McMahon
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music arrangementDaveed Goldman
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music performerChoir! Choir! Choir!
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choir co-directorNobu AdilmanDaveed Goldman
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singerStephanie BraithwaiteRenée GomesLaura HaywardShama JoshiPiper MacFadyenLynne ProvencherSusan K. RobertsonMira ShenkerShoshana WaserMason Wright
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boreal songbird field recordingsAlberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
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ABDI coordinatorAlex McPhail
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legal counselDuncan Morin
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insuranceFront Row Insurance Brokers Inc.
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studio operations managerMark Wilson
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studio administratorPatricia BourgeoisStefanie Brantner
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production supervisorMarcus Matyas
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technical coordinatorKevin Riley
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marketing managerKelly Fox
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publicistJennifer Mair
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independent production officerLinda Fong
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vp current affairs and documentariesJohn Ferri
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commissioning editorMarita Hübinger
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senior producerTakahiro Hamano
A beautifully shot documentary on the importance of the boreal forest. Excellent for understanding the interactions within the ecosystem as well as the impact of humans and climate change on the forest. Create a web showing the interactions within the boreal forest ecosystem. What are the important roles of the boreal forest? What is the impact of human activity on the boreal forest? What is changing the boreal forest? What is being done to preserve the boreal forest? Research where the boreal forest is, what species are endangered in the forest, and what is being done to preserve them.
