Borealis is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kevin McMahon and released in 2020.[1] The film is a portrait of the delicate ecosystem of the Canadian boreal forest, highlighting the environmental threats that are damaging it.[2]

Borealis
Directed byKevin McMahon
Written byKevin McMahon
Produced byKristina McLaughlin
Kevin McMahon
Michael McMahon
Justine Pimlott
Felicity Justrabo
CinematographyJohn Minh Tran
Edited byNathan Shields
Music byOhad Benchetrit
Justin Small
Production
companies
Primitive Entertainment
National Film Board of Canada
Distributed byTVOntario
Release date
  • December 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film had been slated to premiere at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[3] but after the festival was postponed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was not one of the films screened when the festival proceeded virtually in May. The film instead premiered in December 2020 in a television broadcast on TVOntario.[1]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Rob Stewart Award Kevin McMahon, Michael McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin, Justine Pimlott, Felicity Justrabo Won [4]
Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series John Minh Tran Won

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