Being Caribou · 2005

Being Caribou

Leanne Allison · 72 min · Canada

Wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer and his wife, environmentalist Leanne Allison follow a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot across 1500 km of Arctic tundra, hoping to raise awareness of the threats to the caribou's survival. Along this journey, they brave torrid conditions, dangerous wildlife and treacherous terrain all in the hopes of learning the truth about this epic migration.

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Awards

5 wins & 4 nominations

Production companies

ONF | NFB

Cast

• Leanne Allison

  Herself

• Karsten Heuer

  Himself

• James Itzi

• Peter Josie

• Randall Tetlichi