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Northlore

Légendes du Nord
David Hamelin & Melaina Sheldon
2025 | 54 min
Documentary
English

Awards and Festivals

  • Official Selection - Opening NightAvailable Light Film Festival, Whitehorse, Yukon (2025)

A Fireside Films production in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, produced in association with CBC and Northwestel Community TV

Weaving animation and live action, Northlore explores the mystical stories and connections forged between the people and wildlife of Canada’s North. Though every person’s experience with nature is different, the film celebrates the transformation of the human spirit when confronted with the absolute power of the wilderness.


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Weaving animation and live action, Northlore delves into the transformational stories of people living in Canada’s North and their deep connection to the land and its wildlife.



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Excerpts

Northlore - Excerpt 1: The Land had a Song - Gary Sidney Johnson (1 min 6 s)


Northlore - Excerpt 2 : Signs of the Land - Dennis Shorty (1 min 6 s)


Northlore - Excerpt 3: Salmon - Melissa Matheson (1 min 5 sec)



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Storytellers

Gary Sidney Johnson
Elisabeth Pilon
Melissa Matheson
Michael Code
Dennis Shorty


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Team


David Hamelin
Filmmaker, Producer

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Melaina Sheldon
Filmmaker, Producer

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Andrew Williamson
Executive Producer

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Henrik Meyer
Executive Producer, Fireside Productions

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Shirley Vercruysse
Producer, Executive Producer

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Credits

The National Film Board of Canada
presents

NORTHLORE

A Fireside Films Production
In Co-Production with
The National Film Board of Canada

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
David Hamelin
Melaina Sheldon

 

PRODUCED BY
Melaina Sheldon
David Hamelin
Shirley Vercruysse

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Shirley Vercruysse
Andrew Williamson
Henrik Meyer

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Alex Chan

EDITOR
David Hamelin

LEAD ANIMATOR
Casey Koyczan

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION
Jeremy Parkin

STORYTELLERS
Gary Sidney Johnson
Elisabeth Pilon
Melissa Matheson
Michael Code
Dennis Shorty

CREATED BY
David Hamelin
Melaina Sheldon
Jayden Soroka

BASED ON THE SHORT FILM “THE PROVIDER” BY
Jayden Soroka

LINE PRODUCER
Naomi Mark

PRODUCTION MANAGER (SUMMER UNIT)
Neil Macdonald

PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Donald Watt

ART DEPARTMENT
Annie Johnsgaard

A CAMERA OPERATOR
Alex Chan

B CAMERA OPERATOR
Sam Fleming

C CAMERA OPERATOR
Jassin Godard

D.I.T.
Joseph Hays

PRODUCTION SOUND RECORDIST
Patrick Hamilton

SET PHOTOGRAPHER
Alistair Maitland

PROJECTOR TECHNICIAN
Etienne Girard

CHEF
Joel Santos

FIRST AID
Jassin Godard

LIGHTING AND GRIP EQUIPMENT
Screen Production Yukon Association

PROJECTOR SCREENS
Yukon Film Society

PROJECTORS
Omni Productions

RENTAL VEHICLES
Driving Force

SERVICE PRODUCER
Cedar Island Films

PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Sarah Tichenor

BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Laura Wheeler

EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION FOR CIF
Eloane Venkatapen

CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT
Debbi-Jo Matias Inc.

INTERIM FINANCING
First National Bank

ANIMATION

ANIMATOR & CHARACTER MODELLER
Casey Koyczan

ANIMAL MODELLER
Quinn Hopkins

ENVIRONMENTS
Taylor McArthur

RIGGING
Jorge Estevez

CONCEPT ARTIST & STORYBOARDS
David Hamelin

CHARACTER & ANIMAL DESIGNS
Lara Bode

PICTURE FINISHING & POST PRODUCTION SERVICES
DCH MEDIA

GRAPHICS & COLOR GRADING
David Hamelin

POST PRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES
Postal Sound Inc.

RE-RECORDING MIXER
Chris McIntosh

SOUND EDIT & DESIGNERS
Mario Loubert
Chris McIntosh

DIALOG EDITOR
Brayden McCluskey

CLOSED CAPTIONING
Line 21 Media Services

DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO
Chris McIntosh

INSURANCE
Front Row Insurance Brokers
Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company via Reel Media Canada Ltd.

LEGAL SERVICES
Graham E. C. Lang
Lamarche, Land, & Barrett – LLB Law Group
Nathaniel Lyman
David Jol
Chandler Fogden Lyman Law Corporation

 

THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA, WESTERN DOCUMENTARY UNIT

LINE PRODUCER
Jennifer Roworth

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Wes Machnikowski

PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR
Carla Jones
Nathan Conchie

SENIOR PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Lee Clapp

SENIOR MARKETING ADVISOR
Laurianne Desormiers

MARKETING PROJECT MANAGER
Genevieve Berard

MARKETING COORDINATOR
Michelle Rozon

PUBLICIST
Katja De Bock and Justine Baillargeon

CBC

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN
David Hutton

SENIOR MANAGER, FINANCE CENTRAL REGION
Deanna Williamson

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CBC MANITOBA
Bertram Schneider

SENIOR PRODUCER, ABSOLUTELY CANADA MANITOBA, SASKATCHEWAN, AND THE NORTH
Robin Summerfield

NORTHWESTEL COMMUNITY TV

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
Mike Gravitis

SPECIAL THANK YOU
CJ Marian Sheldon
Datch
Neil Macdonald
Iris Merritt
Jenny Fröhling
Frost Family of Old Crow
Amber Hall
Olivia Hamelin
Logan Hamelin
Kim Borden
Jacques Lacoste
Randy Hall
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
Rudy Sudrich
Matt Chenard
Judy Hartling
Peter Vooys
Ryan Benson
Hilary Villneff

All the Yukoners who shared their stories with us

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Yukon Archives, Ruth Gotthardt fonds, 2024/48 temp. no. Bluefish Cave June 1978 029
Yukon Archives, Ruth Gotthardt fonds, 2024/48 temp. no. Bluefish I August 1979 024
Exterior-Bluefish-Caves – Heather Pringle
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Shutterstock
Allan Code
Kelly Milner

FILMED IN

Whitehorse, Carcross, and Ross River, Yukon

On the traditional territories
of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation,
Ross River Dena Council, Ta’an Kwäch’än Council
and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation

PRODUCED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF

The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Yukon Film and Television Tax Credit

PRODUCED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF CANADA MEDIA FUND

DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF YUKON MEDIA DEVELOPMENT

PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CBC

PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH NORTHWESTEL COMMUNITY TV

(C) 2025 Fireside Films Inc. and The National Film Board Of Canada

 

 


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