- Being Caribou
Infobox Film
name = Being Caribou
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director =Leanne Allison Diana Wilson
producer =Tracey Friesen
writer = Leanne Allison
Diana Wilson
narrator =
starring = Leanne AllisonKarsten Heuer
music =Dennis Burke
cinematography =
editing = Janice Brown
distributor =National Film Board of Canada
released = 2004
runtime = 72 minutes
country =Canada
language = English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by = "Finding Farley"
(in production)
website = http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=51499
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0468452"Being Caribou" is a 2004 documentary film that chronicles the travels of husband and wife Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison following the migration of the Porcupine
Caribou Herd. The journey lasted 5 months, starting from the community ofOld Crow, Yukon onApril 8 ,2003 and ending September 8th. The film is produced by theNational Film Board of Canada .ynopsis
Allison, an
environmentalist , and Heuer, awildlife biologist , follow a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot, across 1,500 kilometres (900 Miles) ofArctic tundra , in order to raise awareness of threats to the caribou's survival. [cite web
last = Hattam
first = Jennifer
title = Being Caribou
work = A Real Refuge
publisher = Sierra Club
url = http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200603/refuge.asp
format = HTML
accessdate = 2008-03-11] At stake is the herd's delicatehabitat , which is threatened by proposedpetroleum andnatural gas development in the herd'scalving grounds inAlaska 'sArctic National Wildlife Refuge .Awards
Winner of approximately 20 awards and honours, including a
Genie Award and most popular Canadian film at theVancouver International Film Festival .. [cite web
title = Awards
work = Being Caribou NFB Web page
publisher = National Film Board of Canada
url = http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=51499#ff-prix | format = HTML
accessdate = 2008-03-11]equel
In 2007, Heuer, Allison and two-year-old child will paddle, portage, and sail for six months across Canada to meet writer
Farley Mowat for an upcoming film, "Finding Farley". [http://www.necessaryjourneys.ca/]References
External links
*imdb title|0468452
* [http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=51499 NFB Web page (includes info on Canada screenings)]
* [http://www.necessaryjourneys.ca/beingcaribou/index.html Leanne Allison and Karsten Heuer's Web site]
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