In Search of the Bowhead Whale
This adventure film features Scott McVay, an authority on whales, and filmmaker Bill Mason. The objective was to film the bowhead, a magnificent inhabitant of the cold Arctic seas brought to the edge of extinction by overfishing. With helicopter and Inuit guide, aqualungs and underwater cameras, the expedition searches out and meets the bowhead and beluga. Please note that this is an archival film that makes use of the word “Eskimo,” an outdated and offensive term. While the origin of the word is a matter of some contention, it is no longer used in Canada. The term was formally rejected …
This adventure film features Scott McVay, an authority on whales, and filmmaker Bill Mason. The objective was to film the bowhead, a magnificent inhabitant of the cold Arctic seas brought to the edge of extinction by overfishing. With helicopter and Inuit guide, aqualungs and underwater cameras, the expedition searches out and meets the bowhead and beluga.
Please note that this is an archival film that makes use of the word “Eskimo,” an outdated and offensive term. While the origin of the word is a matter of some contention, it is no longer used in Canada. The term was formally rejected by the Inuit Circumpolar Council in 1980 and has subsequently not been in use at the NFB for decades. This film is therefore a time-capsule of a bygone era, presented in its original version. The NFB apologizes for the offence caused.
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réalisateurBill Mason
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commentaireBill Mason
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montageBill Mason
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producteurWilliam Brind
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producteur exécutifColin Low
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caméraBill MasonJoseph MacInnisRick Mason
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sonChester Beachell
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montage sonoreKen Page
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musiqueEdward Kalehoff
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montage musiqueDonald Douglas
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enregistrement de la musiqueRoger Lamoureux
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ré-enregistrementMichel Descombes
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In Search of the Bowhead Whale, Bill Mason, offert par l' Office national du film du Canada