The majestic Magpie River summersaults through sheer granite cliffs and spills into deep river gorges amid a pristine boreal forest that is home to caribou, wolves, bear and lynx. As one of the last wild rivers in Northern Quebec, the Magpie has gained the right of legal personhood under a new, game-changing legal precedent called the “rights of nature”. These new laws recognize the inherent value of nature and provide a critical paradigm shift that echo indigenous beliefs that we are not the masters of nature but rather one with nature. This blue-chip nature film tells the story of this remarkable river, the animals that call it home and the the unique way a band of locals fought so hard to protect this true force of nature.
PRODUCED BY
1000244925 Ontario Inc.
Terre Innue Productions Inc.
GERMAN VERSION
a&o buero
BROADCASTERS
ZDF/ARTE, CBC, Télé Québec
SUPPORTED BY
Canada Media Fund
Rogers Documentary Fund
Rogers Telefund
Canadian Film Production Tax Credit
Ontario Media Development Corporation
PRODUCERS
Susan Fleming
Kim O’Bomsawin
D.O.P.
Joshua J. See
ADDITIONAL CAMERA
Hugo Gendron
Martin Lemire (Drone Studio)
Peter Warren
CAMERA ASSISTANTS
Caitlin McManus
Adelaide Betroni
Louis-Philippe Michaud
Matthieu Bourdon
Mike McKay
SOUND
Joshua J. See
Juan Cruz
Lynne Trépanier
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Jarek Barwise
Abriel Lussier
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Janice Dawe
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Justin Small und Ohad Benchetrit
EDITOR
Rob Ruzic
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Caitlin McManus
Mitchell Allen
Weeda Azim
GRAPHIC ARTIST
Mark Alberts
COLOURIST
Marc Bachli
ONLINE EDITOR
Ed Ham
SOUND MIXER
Lou Solakofski
ASSISTANT SOUND MIXER
Cait MacIntosh
SOUNDDESIGN EDITOR
Jane Tattersal
DIALOGUE EDITOR
Sue Conley
FOLEY ARTISTS
Sandra Fuchs
Andy Malcolm
FOLEY MIXERS
Chelsea Körper
Jack Heeren
Erik Culp
FOLEY EDITORS
Jenna Dalla Riva
Colton Maddigan
NARRATOR
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki
SOUND MIX GERMAN VERSION
Paul Timmich
EDITOR GERMAN VERSION
Ramon Urselmann
COMMISSIONING EDITOR ZDF/ARTE
Linde Dehner
COMMISSIONING EDITOR CBC
Sue Dando
DURATION
43 mins
YEAR
2023
