The Herd (1998)

Directed by

Peter Lynch

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers a failed 1920s Canadian government project to move reindeer from Alaska to the Northwest Territories. It uses old footage and staged scenes with actors to tell the story.

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What happens

The Herd is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Peter Lynch and released in 1998. The film documents the history of the Canadian government's failed Reindeer Station project of 1929, when it attempted to transport a herd of reindeer from Alaska to the Mackenzie River delta in the Northwest Territories. The film blends archival footage with docudrama reenactments acted by a cast including Colm Feore, James Allodi, Graham Greene, David Hemblen, Don McKellar and Mark McKinney. The film premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival. It received a television broadcast on CBC Television in 2001. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 19th Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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