On the Trail of the Far Fur Country DVD / Blu-ray
On the Trail of the Far Fur Country DVD / Blu-ray
Directed by Kevin Nikkel
March 2014 | 80 minutes | Colour & Black & White | Documentary | Canada
English & Inuktitut (subtitled in English)
The Journey Continues in 1919, a film crew set out on an epic journey across Canada’s North. Over the course of six months, their expedition traveled by icebreaker, canoe, and dog sled, capturing the Canadian fur trade in a silent feature documentary. The Romance of the Far Fur Country was released in 1920, two years before the legendary film Nanook of the North. Rediscovering the documentary in a British archive, another film crew begins a journey to bring this lost film back to life, taking it to the northern communities where the film was originally shot. As people watch the footage from 1919, something special happens. Images come to life; people recognize their family members, their landscapes, and their lost traditions. Contrasting then and now, On the Trail of the Far Fur Country is an intimate portrait of Canada and its Aboriginal people, and a chronicle of how life in the North has changed in the last century.
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Filming Locations (filmed 2012-13) & Archival Footage(1919-1920)
- Nunavut: Baffin Island (Kimmirut, Iqaluit)
- Ontario: Moose Factory, Cochrane & Polar Bear rail route
- Manitoba: Winnipeg, Lower Fort Garry
- Alberta: Wainwright, Athabasca Landing, Fort McMurray, Fort Chipewyan
- British Columbia: Vancouver, Inside Passage & Alert Bay
**Winner Best Feature / Winner Best Documentary – Fort McMurray Film Festival, Alberta, Aug 2014
About the Filmmaker
Kevin Nikkel is a writer / producer / director based in Winnipeg, Canada. He completed a Bachelor of Education at University of Manitoba and a Master of Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. His dramatic, animated and documentary films have reached audiences internationally at festivals, on television and on the web. He is active in the film community of Winnipeg and a member of the Winnipeg Film Group. He juggles his time between filmmaking, parenting, and teaching.
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