This Land

Whelan, Dianne, (film director.). Jacob, Selwyn, (film producer.). Friesen, Tracey, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: In March 2007, seven Canadian and Inuit rangers and one female documentary filmmaker set out to cover more than 2000 km of the harshest terrain on the planet. They confront blizzards, labyrinths of crushed sea ice and near-impassable glaciers, with temperatures hovering around -50°C, to raise a flag on the northernmost tip of Canadian soil (a mere 412 km from the North Pole). With a mesmerizing soundtrack by Nunavut-born singer and narrator Tanya Tagaq and spectacular footage of the Arctic landscape, Dianne Whelan's documentary This Land captures the epic adventure with raw immediacy.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (35 min., 29 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Pacific and Yukon Centre.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Dianne Whelan ; director, Dianne Whelan ; producer, Selwyn Jacob ; editor, Ileana Pietrobruno ; composer, Tanya Tagaq ; director of photography, Dianne Whelan ; sound design, Gael MacLean ; consultant, Nettie Wild, Siobhan Flanagan ; re-recording engineer, Doug Paterson ; executive producer, Tracey Friesen.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Tanya Tagaq.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2009.
Target Audience Note:	16-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Best Short Documentary Program / Documentary Program or Series Category, 2010 Interactive Award- Entertainment, Arts & Tourism, 2011
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).