Borealis | |
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Directed by | Kevin McMahon |
Written by | Kevin McMahon |
Produced by | Kristina McLaughlin Kevin McMahon Michael McMahon Justine Pimlott Felicity Justrabo |
Cinematography | John Minh Tran |
Edited by | Nathan Shields |
Music by |
Ohad Benchetrit Justin Small |
Production companies | Primitive Entertainment National Film Board of Canada |
Distributed by | TVOntario |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Borealis is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kevin McMahon and released in 2020. [1] The film is a portrait of the delicate ecosystem of the Canadian boreal forest, highlighting the environmental threats that are damaging it. [2]
The film had been slated to premiere at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, [3] but after the festival was postponed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was not one of the films screened when the festival proceeded virtually in May. The film instead premiered in December 2020 in a television broadcast on TVOntario. [1]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Canadian Screen Awards | 2022 | Rob Stewart Award | Kevin McMahon, Michael McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin, Justine Pimlott, Felicity Justrabo | Won | [4] |
Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series | John Minh Tran | Won |