Being Caribou

Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:00 amYukon Arts Centre

ALFF presents a special screening of the multi-award-winning 2004 documentary Being Caribou in honour of wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer and producer Tracey Friesen, whose recent deaths were keenly felt across the Canadian film community.

In this feature-length documentary, husband and wife team Karsten Heuer (wildlife biologist) and Leanne Allison (environmentalist) follow a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot across 1500 km of Arctic tundra. In following the herd's migration, the couple hopes to raise awareness of the threats to the caribou's survival. Along the way they brave Arctic weather, icy rivers, hordes of mosquitoes and a very hungry grizzly bear. Dramatic footage and video diaries combine to provide an intimate perspective of an epic expedition.  

Recommended for all ages

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