The NFB is committed to respecting your privacy

We use cookies to ensure that our site works efficiently, as well as for advertising purposes.

If you do not wish to have your information used in this way, you can modify your browser settings before continuing your visit.

Learn more
Skip to content Accessibility

Atonement

This documentary shows efforts by Canadian wildlife specialists to preserve and nurture the creatures that remain in our wilderness areas, species such as the whooping crane, prairie falcons, bighorn sheep, bison, polar bears and grizzlies.
Your rental expires on
None
You've already purchased this film.
Download it from My purchases.

Details

This documentary shows efforts by Canadian wildlife specialists to preserve and nurture the creatures that remain in our wilderness areas, species such as the whooping crane, prairie falcons, bighorn sheep, bison, polar bears and grizzlies.

Animals Environment and Conservation All subjects
Our Planet in Focus The Classics All channels
  • director
    Michael McKennirey
  • script
    Michael McKennirey
  • editing
    Michael McKennirey
  • producer
    George Pearson
  • photography
    Douglas Kiefer
  • sound
    Jean-Guy Normandin
  • sound editing
    Karl Duplessis
  • music
    Karl Duplessis
  • narrator
    Alexander Scourby
  • re-recording
    Roger Lamoureux
    Michel Descombes

Education

Ages 9 to 17
School subjects
Geography - Environmental Issues Geography - Territory: Protected Science - Biology Science - Environmental Science Science - Life Systems/Ecology Social Studies - Contemporary Issues
Discuss how students can raise environmental awareness. Have students choose one of the endangered species seen in the film and prepare a presentation pleading for its survival. Have students use artwork and music to complement their presentations.

More educational content

Atonement
Purchase options
Also available
DVD
Licence information
Already paid to see this film?
Licensing information
Download-to-own (DTO) licence detail
Home licence (worldwide); Classroom licence (Canada only)

You may download this film for private, personal or classroom use only. Public screenings and institutional (non-educational institutions) uses are not permitted.

Download films in standard or high definition. (Please note that bonus materials are not available for DTO films.)

Institutional licence

To purchase an institutional licence or to buy a film that is not available for DTO or VOD on the platform, please contact us.

The institutional price includes the rights to screen the film in institutional settings and at free public screenings.

Additional instructions

DTO films cannot be hosted on a streaming server. To add DTO films to an institutional or educational streaming server, please contact a sales agent to discuss pricing.

You can copy each file up to 5 (five) times, onto various devices.

Explore