Nahanni: River of Forgiveness (2019)
- Directed by
- Geoff Bowie
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Twelve Dene people build and travel in a mooseskin canoe down the Nahanni River. The film follows their journey as a way to reconnect with their cultural traditions and the land.
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What happens
Nahanni: River of Forgiveness is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Geoff Bowie and released in 2019. The film centres on a 2018 project by twelve Dene people from the Northwest Territories to recreate a traditional expedition on the Nahanni River in a mooseskin canoe. The film premiered at the 2019 Yellowknife International Film Festival, before being broadcast on the Documentary Channel in 2020. Kiarash Sadigh received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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