The NFB's 23rd Oscar®-nominated film.
Based on Holling C. Holling's book of the same name, Paddle to the Sea is Bill Mason's film adaptation of the classic tale of an Indigenous boy who sets out to carve a man and a canoe. Calling the man "Paddle to the Sea," he sets his carving down on a frozen stream to await spring’s arrival. The film follows the adventures that befall the canoe on its long odyssey from Lake Superior to the sea.
Credits
-
directorBill Mason
-
photographyBill Mason
-
producerJulian Biggs
-
associate producerStanley Jackson
-
editingBill Mason
-
commentaryStanley Jackson
-
musical scoreLouis Applebaum
-
sound editingDon Wellington
-
sound recordingRon AlexanderRoger Lamoureux
-
production assistantBlake James
Suggestions
Education
Pedagogical evaluations and study guides are only available to CAMPUS subscribers.
CAMPUS
Features designed specifically for teachers. Learn more
Already subscribed? Sign in
