Underplayed Gems

Mammalian (2010)

Mammalian poster
Directed by
Frank Wolf
Genre
documentary film, comedy film, adventure film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 04m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two men canoe 2,000 kilometers through a vast North American wilderness. They meet local residents and officials while searching for rare wildlife and recording a creature no one knew lived there.

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What happens

Mammalian is a 2010 documentary film that follows Frank Wolf and Taku Hokoyama as they take on a 2,000 km canoe journey through the largest wilderness area in North America. Their route travels from Yellowknife, YT to Rankin Inlet, NT through a region with one of the highest concentrations of land mammals on earth. The pair encounter Arctic wolves, the caribou migration, musk ox and- most importantly- make the first ever recording of a rare and elusive creature not previously thought to exist in northern Canada. With a sense of humour and purpose, they track down politicians, First Nation chiefs, elders and others living in the few communities that frame the wilderness in order to present a clear picture of the area and the issues that face the land and its people. The film was the winner of the 'Best Environment Film' at the 2011 Kendal Mountain Festival and was one of the Top Ten Most Popular Canadian Films of the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival. It aired on CBC's documentary (TV channel) in Canada multiple times through 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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