The Boreal Wilderness is a massive swath of forest that lies just north of the Canada-US border. It contains 25 % of the world's remaining ancient forest and is globally significant in its ability to filter water, keep carbon levels in check, and operate as a species habitat.Manitoba and Ontario are home to the largest intact forest area. The remote location has kept it safe for many years, but current interest from the forestry, hydro, and mining industries now threatens the sanctity of the forest.

 

Deeply committed to their mission and message but never didactic, Frank and Taku, with their offbeat sense of humour, provide an intimate look into the current environmental and social issues facing the region. This is not a typical nature documentary, however.

Our amiable guides cope with bears, black flies and flat tires in order to educate and entertain us over the course of their 75-day adventure. The landscape is stunning and the guides couldn't be more entertaining.

Director Frank Wolf



Frank Wolf has been chronicling his outdoor adventures since 1995.  His journeys include canoeing 8,000 km across Canada and cycling 2,000 km down the frozen Yukon River in winter retracing the route of two gold miners who biked the same route a century earlier.  He is principle host, director, and DOP of the Canadian adventure series ‘X-Quest’ and also hosted the Canadian educational series ‘Exhibit Eh!’. ‘Borealis’ is the first film he has edited and produced.  Clips of Frank’s film work can be viewed on his site at www.gravywolf.blogspot.com.