CBQM / National Film Board of Canada presents ; written and director by Dennis Allen ; producer, Bonnie Thompson ; North West Centre - English Program, National Film Board of Canada.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Allen, Dennis, film director, screenwriter.

Thompson, Bonnie, film producer.

National Film Board of Canada. North West Centre. English Program.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio stations--Northwest Territories.

Radio stations.

Radio broadcasters--Canada.

Radio broadcasters.

Radio broadcasting--Canada.

Radio broadcasting.

Manners and customs.

Canada.

Northwest Territories--Social life and customs.

Northwest Territories.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (66 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

Radio station CBQMs far-flung listeners include solitary trappers in their cabins, Gwichin ladies busy with their beadwork, truckers heading north on the Dempster Highway take comfort in the presence of an old friend. Dennis Allen--a long-time listener and gifted filmmaker--pays tribute to the "Moccasin Telegraph" located in a place they call McPhoo, a small town that hugs the banks of the Peel River, about 150 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle.

Credits:

Editor, Doug Forbes ; directors of photography, Kelly Wolfert, Allan Code.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: North West Centre - English Program, National Film Board of Canada, c2009.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed July 24, 2015).

Publisher Number:

nf-cbqm Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.