The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is Canada’s only nationwide charity dedicated solely to the protection of our public land and water, and ensuring our parks are managed to protect the nature within them. In the past 50+ years, we’ve played a lead role in protecting over half a million square kilometres – an area bigger than the entire Yukon Territory! Our vision is to protect at least half of our public land and water so that future generations can experience Canada’s irreplaceable wilderness.
Capturing footage of elusive creatures like otters in in remote, frigid conditions is no easy feat. Find out why it's worth the trouble at a special (and free!) screening and Q&A with documentary filmmaker Al Code.
Al has been turning his camera on the people, animals and landscapes of northern Canada for nearly 50 years.
His work has aired on BBC, National Geographic, CBC, Al Jazeera, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel and many more.
Al's latest project is a film exploring efforts by Sayisi Dene First Nation to establish an Indigenous Protected Area in Manitoba's Seal River Watershed.
He will present a short piece about that project at the CPAWS Manitoba Annual General Meeting. He will also screen his most recent short film: Otter Eye.
Al and his wife Mary were among the founding families of Tadoule Lake and they lived in the Seal River Watershed for nearly 30 years. His NahHo production company is currently based in Whitehorse, Yukon.