Being Caribou (2005)
1h 12m
Running Time
May 2, 2005Release Date
Plot.
April 8, 2003: Karsten Heuer + Leanne Allison left the remote community of Old Crow,Yukon, to join the Porcupine Caribou Herd on their epic life journey. For 5 months the Canadians migrated on foot with the 123,000-member herd from wintering to calving grounds in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and back again — 1500km across snow and tundra. They completed their journey on Sept. 8, 2003.
Where to Watch.
RentCurrently Being Caribou is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
Leanne Allison
Herself / Director / Cinematography / Location Sound Recordist / Writer
Karsten Heuer
Himself / Location Sound Recordist / Additional Camera
James Itzi
Peter Josie
Randall Tetlichi
Music
Rina Fraticelli
Executive Producer
Tracey Friesen
Producer
Diana Wilson
Director / Writer
Garry M.B. Smith
Editor
Dennis Burke
Original Music Composer
Gashtaseb Ariana
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Janice Brown
Editor
Trish Dolman
Development Manager / Consulting Producer
Shelley McIntosh
Animation
Beverly Dobrinsky
Vocals
Bruce Hagerman
Administration
Pamela Pellegrini
Transcriptions
Gael MacLean
Sound Supervisor
Kathryn Lynch
Production Supervisor
Carmen Rosen
Vocals
Bessie Wapp
Vocals
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
woman director
environment
wildlife conservation
animal
Wiki.
Being Caribou is a 2005 documentary film that chronicles the travels of husband and wife Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison following the migration of the Porcupine caribou herd, in order to explore the Arctic Refuge drilling controversy. The journey lasted 5 months, starting from the community of Old Crow, Yukon on April 8, 2003 and ending on September 8, 2003. The film is produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Karsten Heuer documented this trek with Leanne Allison, which was also their honeymoon, in his book Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd. The book was published in 2005.