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My 2020

Mon année 20
Sarah McNair-Landry
2022 | 34 min 10 s
Documentary
French and English

Over the course of a year, accompanied by her partner, Erik Boomer, and their spirited team of huskies, Sarah McNair-Landry recorded a fascinating cinematic travelogue, filled with breathtaking Arctic landscapes. Filmed from Nunavut to Idaho, the short documentary My 2020 is a meditation on isolation, freedom, tourism and the thirst for adventure.


One liner

Travelling from Nunavut to Idaho, adventure filmmaker Sarah McNair-Landry creates a fascinating travelogue, combining extreme sports and breathtaking Arctic landscapes.




Long synopsis

Outdoors fanatic, kayaker, skier and climber Sarah McNair-Landry is known worldwide for her insatiable desire to explore Nunavut, “the territory you never finish discovering.” In April 2020, accompanied by her partner, Erik Boomer, and their spirited team of huskies, this Canadian artist and adventurer began recording a fascinating cinematic travelogue, filled with images of breathtaking Arctic landscapes. Trekking from Iqaluit to Idaho, with a pit-stop at an Ottawa hotel, the short documentary My 2020 is a meditation on isolation, freedom, the future of recreational tourism and the silent power of wide-open spaces.



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Team


Sarah McNair-Landry
Writer and Director

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Photo : Erik Boomer



Denis McCready
Producer and Executive Producer

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Credits

director
Sarah McNair-Landry

writer
Sarah McNair-Landry

researcher
Sarah McNair-Landry

director of photography
Sarah McNair-Landry

sound recording
Sarah McNair-Landry

additional camera
Erik Boomer

editor
Sarah McNair-Landry
Boban Caldovic

narration
Eric McNair-Landry
Sarah McNair-Landry

sound design
Daniel Toussaint

editing
Daniel Toussaint

script consultant
Nadine Gomez

editing consultant
Nadine Gomez

original music
Daniel Toussaint

foley
Stéphane Cadotte

foley recording
Geoffrey Mitchell

online editing
Yannick Carrier

graphic design
Alain Ostiguy

sound mixing
Isabelle Lussier

subtitling
MELS Studios

translation
MELS Studios

archives
Sarah McNair-Landry
Erik Boomer

marketing manager
François Jacques

production coordinator
Sara Sajedi

administrator
Alexandrine Torres de Figueiredo
Sia Koukoulas

technical coordinator
Jean-François Laprise

technical support
Pierre Dupont
Marie-Josée Gourde
Patrick Trahan

legal counsel
Julie Patry

line producer
Alexandrine Torres de Figueiredo
Geneviève Duguay

producer
Denis McCready

executive producer
Denis McCready


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