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Ce pays

2009 35 min
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Court métrage documentaire qui suit l'aventure, en mars 2007, de sept hommes et une documentariste qui entreprennent un parcours de plus de 2000 km sur le territoire le plus ingrat de la planète. Sous des températures avoisinant les -50 degrés Celsius, ils affrontent les blizzards, les labyrinthes de glaces de mer morcelées et les glaciers quasi infranchissables pour hisser un drapeau à l'extrême nord du sol canadien (à 412 km à peine du pôle Nord). Porté par la piste sonore envoûtante de la chanteuse Tanya Tagaq, originaire du Nunavut, et des images spectaculaires du paysage arctique, Ce pays de Dianne …

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Court métrage documentaire qui suit l'aventure, en mars 2007, de sept hommes et une documentariste qui entreprennent un parcours de plus de 2000 km sur le territoire le plus ingrat de la planète. Sous des températures avoisinant les -50 degrés Celsius, ils affrontent les blizzards, les labyrinthes de glaces de mer morcelées et les glaciers quasi infranchissables pour hisser un drapeau à l'extrême nord du sol canadien (à 412 km à peine du pôle Nord). Porté par la piste sonore envoûtante de la chanteuse Tanya Tagaq, originaire du Nunavut, et des images spectaculaires du paysage arctique, Ce pays de Dianne Whelan capte cette aventure épique avec réalisme.
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    Dianne Whelan
    Technicolor Creative Services
  • direction
    Dianne Whelan
  • producer
    Selwyn Jacob
  • editing
    Ileana Pietrobruno
  • music
    Tanya Tagaq
  • photography directing
    Dianne Whelan
  • 2nd unit director
    Dave Henningson
  • 2nd unit camera
    Dave Henningson
  • sound design
    Gael MacLean
  • music supervision
    Gael MacLean
  • narrator
    Tanya Tagaq
  • graphics
    Michael Mann
    Jean-Denis Rouette
  • editing assistant
    Bongani Ngugama
  • rights clearances
    Found Images Research
  • translator
    Joe Amarualik
  • advisor
    Nettie Wild
    Siobhan Flanagan
  • additional materials
    Doug Stern
  • sound mixer
    Doug Paterson
  • music studio
    Rukkus House
  • production coordination
    Jennifer Roworth
  • technical coordination
    Wes Machnikowski
  • production supervision
    Kathryn Lynch
  • marketing
    Kay Leung
  • administration
    Bruce Hagerman
  • executive producer
    Tracey Friesen

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Ages 16 to 17
School subjects
Have film students assess: effect of music on mood and setting (who is Tanya Tagaq?); effect of cinematographic techniques in capturing the North; and the shaping of the narrative. Have Social Studies and Geography students examine the effect of Western cultures on the Aboriginal peoples, history of governance of Nunavut, and especially Arctic sovereignty issues. Have students research effects of Arctic water warming, and assess remedial measures to date.
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