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North Star

Étoile du Nord
Patrick Bossé
2023 | 5 x 15 min.
Documentary serie
Original French version, English sub-titled


LONG SYNOPSIS


ONE AND TWO LINERS


INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR PATRICK BOSSÉ AND ASTROPHYSICIST LAURIE ROUSSEAU-NEPTON


EPISODES DESCRIPTIONS

Images


Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Great Bear constellation animation. Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Laurie Rousseau-Nepton. Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Laurie Rousseau-Nepton and Justine Giroux kayaking. Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Laurie Rousseau-Nepton and intern Justine Giroux, in front of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (TCFH). Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Laurie Rousseau-Nepton fishing with her father Pierre Nepton. Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

X3 planet animation. Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Laurie Rousseau-Nepton accompanying a group of students. Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Mauna Kea Reserve, Hawaii Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Laurie Rousseau-Nepton and Justine Giroux at the top of the Mauna Kea observatory. Image from the serie. Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Team


Patrick Bossé
Director


Photo
Photo : Antonio Pierre de Almeida




Pierre-Mathieu Fortin
Producer (NFB) 


Photo
Photo : ©2021 Valérie Sangin




Nathalie Cloutier
Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : Valérie Sangin



Credits

A documentary series by Patrick Bossé, in collaboration with Laurie Rousseau-Nepton

Researched, Written and Directed by Patrick Bossé

Director of Photography: Hugo Gendron

Sound Designer: Jean-François B. Sauvé

Art Director: Sarah Ouellet

Illustrator: Lou Guettet

Graphics Animator: Sindre Ulvik Péladeau

Editor: Myriam Magassouba

Music composer: Frannie Holder

Producer: Pierre-Mathieu Fortin

Executive Producer: Nathalie Cloutier

A National Film Board of Canada production, 2023



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