The National Parks Project

Through a selection of exceptional photographs, Scott Smith builds a collage of buried memories to bridge past and present in Gwaii Haanas. Featuring music by Sarah Harmer, Jim Guthrie & Bry Webb (Constantines). Filmed in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve & Haida Heritage Site, British Columbia.

Building on themes explored in his recent documentary feature, Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change, Zacharias Kunuk tells the story of Sirmilik’s restless skies through the voice of an Inuit elder. Featuring music by Andrew Whiteman (Broken Social Scene), Dean Stone (Apostle of Hustle) and Tanya Tagaq. Filmed in Sirmilik National Park, Nunavut.

Part personal love letter, part historical redress and part homage to early park photography, Peter Lynch’s film is a surreal trip through the various pasts of Waterton Lakes. Featuring music by Cadence Weapon, Laura Barrett and Mark Hamilton (Woodpigeon). Filmed in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta.

Sturla Gunnarsson’s short about Gros Morne is grounded in performance, but plays like a waking dream, as it showcases the skills of three musicians greeting the Newfoundland dawn with music. Featuring music by Melissa Aud Der Maur, Sam Shalabi and Catl. Filmed in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland.

Kevin MacMahon explores the nature of waveforms, by linking music, forest, river and rain in his visually exquisite short film about Nahanni National Park Reserve. Featuring music by Shad and Jace Lasek & Olga Goreas of the Besnard Lakes. Filmed in Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories.

Kluane parses the Yukon’s vast wilderness into its base elements, deconstructing nature to create abstract visuals that recall the paintings of Les Automatistes and take the viewer on a transcendental journey across the icefields. Directed by Louise Archambault, with music by Ian D'sa (Billy Talent), Mishka Stein (Patrick Watson) and Graham Van Pelt (Miracle Fortress). Filmed in Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon.