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Sovereign Soil

Set in the northern wilds surrounding the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, Sovereign Soil is an ode to the beauty of this ferocious, remote land and the wisdom of those who’ve chosen to call it home.
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Set in the northern wilds surrounding the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, Sovereign Soil is an ode to the beauty of this ferocious, remote land and the wisdom of those who’ve chosen to call it home.

Agriculture Social Issues All subjects
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  • writer
    David Curtis
  • director
    David Curtis
  • producer
    Andrew Connors
    Shirley Vercruysse
  • director of photography
    John Price
  • editor
    Graham Withers
  • composer
    Daniel Janke
  • location sound
    Michael Code
  • aerial photography
    Michael Code
  • featuring
    Sylvia Frisch
    Berwyn Larson
    Selwyn Frisch
    Lillia Larson
    Jackie Olson
    Otto Muehlbach
    John Lenart
    Kim Melton
    Josh Moses
    Grant Dowdell
    Gerry Couture
    Jan Couture
    Angie Joseph-Rear
    Paul Derry
    Tiffany Taylor
    Derrick Hastings
  • production manager
    David Curtis
  • additional camera
    David Curtis
    Marty O'Brien
    Patrick McLaughlin
    Andrew Connors
    Neil MacDonald
    Evelyn Pollock
    Mike Code
  • additional location sound
    James Healey
    Daniel Janke
    René-Paul Singh
    Marty O'Brien
    Emile Bouffard
  • additional editing
    David Curtis
    Leah Byrne
    Jessica Hall
  • assistant editor
    Alexandra Knowles
  • data technician
    Alexandra Knowles
    Angela Edmunds
    James Healey
    Evelyn Pollock
  • sound editing
    Stackwall Sound
  • sound design
    Stackwall Sound
  • sound editor
    Jordy Walker
  • post production sound
    Post Modern Sound
  • sound mixer
    Greg Stewart
    Angelo Incoloyannis
  • credit design
    Naomi Mark
  • colourist
    Kipp Lighburn
  • online editor
    Kevin Reid
  • project manager
    Alisa Luke
  • archival technician
    Janice Cliff
  • associate producer
    John Bolton
    Teri Snelgrove
  • transcription
    Alexandra Knowles
    Alicia Bickle
  • transportation
    Jonathan Dowdell
  • catering
    Red Mammoth Café
    Conny Handwerk
    Emile Bouffard
  • legal services
    Heather Watt
  • insurance
    Front Row Insurance
  • accounting
    Numbers Production Services
    Baker Tilly WM LLP
  • line production
    Jennifer Roworth
  • technical coordinator
    Wes Machnikowski
  • studio administrator
    Carla Jones
  • production coordinator
    Kristyn Stilling
  • marketing manager
    Kay Rondonneau
  • publicist
    Katja De Bock
  • executive producer
    Shirley Vercruysse

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