Australian Premiere

THE NATIONAL PARKS PROJECT

The National Parks Project is a unique collection of short films that showcase the beauty and diversity of Canada’s national parks, as seen through the eyes of some of the country’s best filmmakers. Each film represents a national park in one of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories. The soundtracks for the films were written and recorded in the featured parks, by a group of three musicians collaborating with the filmmaker on a unified audio-visual expression. Artists were asked to respond to the wilderness surrounding them, but were otherwise given complete creative control in making their films and music. As such, each film is different, a personal reflection of the artists’ unique experience in the parks. 

4 short films from THE NATIONAL PARKS PROJECT will be shown before feature films at Possible Worlds.

SIRMILIK 
Dir. Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat The Fast Runner), shot in Sirmilik National Park
Screening with KINNGAIT

Building on themes explored in his recent documentary feature, Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change, Zacharias Kunuk tells the story of Sirmilik’s restless skies through the voice of an Inuit elder. 

KLUANE
Dir: Louise Archambault (Familia), shot in Kluane National Park & Reserve
Screening with DAYDREAM NATION 

Kluane parses the Yukon’s vast wilderness into its base elements, deconstructing nature to create abstract visuals that recall the paintings of Les Automatistes and take the viewer on a transcendental journey across the icefields. 

WAPUSK
Dir: Hubert Davis (Invisible City), shot in Wapusk National Park
Screening with YOU ARE HERE 

The voices of three songwriters and the energy of the tundra fuel this lush, colourful tribute to the creative process and its power to build bridges between disparate worlds. 

MYSTIC MORNING
Dir: Jamie Travis (The Armoire), shot in Kouchibouguac National Park
Screening with MODRA

A figure awakes on a deserted beach, and begins a strange journey through landscape, symbol and nightmare.