Lords of the Arctic / Glacialis Productions in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and Gedeon Programmes ; a film by Caroline Underwood ; co-producers, Éric Michel [and 3 others] ; script, Jean Lemire, Caroline Underwood ; [director, Caroline Underwood] ; a Canada-France co-production.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Underwood, Caroline, film director, screenwriter.

Michel, Eric, film producer.

Lemire, Jean, screenwriter.

Suzuki, David, 1936- narrator.

Glacialis Productions, production company.

Gedeon Programmes, production company.

National Film Board of Canada, production company, distributor.

Series:

Arctic mission.

Arctic mission

Language:

English

Inuktitut

Subjects (All):

Habitat (Ecology)--Arctic regions.

Habitat (Ecology).

Marine ecology--Arctic regions.

Marine ecology.

Global warming.

Climatic changes--Arctic regions.

Climatic changes.

Endangered ecosystems--Arctic regions.

Endangered ecosystems.

Ecological disturbances--Arctic regions.

Ecological disturbances.

Environmental conditions.

Arctic regions--Environmental conditions.

Arctic regions.

Arctic Regions.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Environmental films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (52 min.) : digital, sound, color.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]

Language Note:

In English and Inuktitut with English substitles.

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:

The unique wildlife that thrives in the Arctic's stark landscape has long captivated our imaginations. Ice plays a critical role in maintaining this fragile ecosystem. As temperatures rise because of global warming, will these northern plants and wildlife be able to adapt? Through its extraordinary footage of polar bears, thick-billed murres, bowhead whales, muskox and caribou Lords of the Arctic permits us to observe the impact of climate change on the wildlife of the North. The world of the polar bear, a symbol of the Arctic's strength and vulnerability, is tied to the changing seasons of ice and light and, like all life in the Arctic, is directly impacted by climate change. As their home slowly melts away, will they and their unique world disappear as well? Arctic Mission is a collection of five documentary films that explore the impact of global warming on Canada's North.

Participant:

Narration, David Suzuki ; voice, Elisapie Isaac.

Credits:

Cinematography, Marc Gadoury, CSC ; picture editing, Bruce Annis ; original music, Hervé Postic.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: Glacialis Productions/National Film Board of Canada/Gedeon Programmes, ©2003; previously released in 2004.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 24, 2018).

Publisher Number:

nf-lords Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.