Nahanni: River of Forgiveness

Nahanni: River of Forgiveness
Directed by	Geoff Bowie
Written by	Geoff Bowie Herb Norwegian
Produced by	Michael Allder Geoff Bowie Gordon Henderson Rita Kotzia
Cinematography	Danny Patterson Kiarash Sadigh
Edited by	Petra Valier
Music by	Diga Carlos Lopes
Production companies	90th Parallel Film and Television Productions Elan Productions
Distributed by	Filmoption
Release date	November 2019 (2019-11)(YIFF)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Nahanni: River of Forgiveness is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Geoff Bowie and released in 2019. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

The film premiered at the 2019 Yellowknife International Film Festival, before being broadcast on the Documentary Channel in 2020. ^[3]

Kiarash Sadigh received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. ^[4]

References

1. "A film shows how Canadian Indigenous paddled over 500 km in a handmade mooseskin boat". Radio Canada International, August 4, 2020.
2. "Nahanni River of Forgiveness: Historic journey brings century-old tradition back to life". CBC North, June 10, 2018.
3. Simon Whitehouse, "Nahanni River of Forgiveness film to be broadcast Aug. 9". Northern News Services , August 4, 2020.
4. Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada , March 30, 2021.

External links

• Nahanni: River of Forgiveness at IMDb