A couple and their two-year-old son travel 5,000 kilometres across Canada, retracing the literary paths of writer Farley Mowat.
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A couple and their two-year-old son travel 5,000 kilometres across Canada, retracing the literary paths of writer Farley Mowat.
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Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison begin their 5,000-kilometre trek in Canmore, Alberta, with their two-year-old son and dog. They follow the path of Canadian writer Farley Mowat, visiting locations depicted in his works such as Never Cry Wolf and People of the Deer. The couple canoes to Hudson Bay and sails to northern Labrador, retracing Mowat's literary journeys before arriving at his summer home in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in October 2007. Finding Farley won the Grand Prize and People's Choice awards at the 2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival.
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Why Watch
- Follow Leanne and Karsten's trek across Canada.
- Meet Farley Mowat at his summer farm.
- See the landscapes that inspired Mowat's stories.
Did You Know
- Leanne Allison directed Finding Farley in 2009.
- Karsten Heuer traveled 1,500 kilometres by foot in a previous documentary.
- The couple's trek covered 5,000 kilometres over six months.
- Finding Farley won the Grand Prize and People's Choice awards in 2010.
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Who directed the documentary Finding Farley?
Finding Farley was directed by Leanne Allison.
What was the length of the trek across Canada in Finding Farley?
The trek across Canada in Finding Farley was 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) long.
What awards did Finding Farley win at the 2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival?
Finding Farley won both the Grand Prize and People's Choice awards at the 2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival.
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