Musicians perform beneath a natural rock arch on a rocky shoreline at sunset, recording a session for the film.

National Parks Project

Canadian Screen Award, Best Short Documentary

Format
Series: 13 × 30; 13 × 5; Feature
Broadcaster
Discovery
Distributor
Primitive Entertainment

Project info

In 1911, Parks Canada became the first national park service in the world. On the eve of its centennial, the country's finest artists set out on a historic expedition to capture the majesty of the landscape in music and film: thirteen filmmakers, thirty-nine musicians, thirteen national parks.

The result is an extraordinary exploration of Canada's national parks through the eyes of its most innovative filmmakers, scored by some of its best and most acclaimed musicians.

Each episode unfolds in two parts: a profile of the park itself, shot by the filmmakers and scored by the musicians, and a behind-the-scenes look at how those filmmakers and musicians collaborated, reacted to, and learned from these spaces.

Official poster for National Parks Project: a map of Canada over a forest landscape, with the tagline 'The power of nature. The magic of art.'
Official poster
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