Film library/catalog

[Canotrouge]

So here are a site with ons of great canoe movies/documentaries... https://www.nfb.ca

One I really like is this one!! https://www.nfb.ca/film/cesars_bark_canoe/

There is other, but some you have to pay now( that is new to me since last time I visited the site )

 

[Alan Gage]

I believe all of Beav's videos from his epic trip To, Through, and Around Alaska from a few years ago have been made available for public viewing again. You can find them all here: http://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=forum.enterForum&confid=1&forumid=414&action=enterForum. They're private videos so you'll need to use the password contained each video's forum post.

There are 14 parts, each around 15 minutes if I remember right. Just an incredible trip that finally gave me the kick in the pants to do my Bloodvein trip. I'd pretty much given up on the idea until I watched Beav's videos and decided if he can do a trip like that in one summer then surely I can paddle down and up one measly river.

Alan

 

[forest runes]

I nominate " cree hunters of mistassini " & " father of survival shows - survival in the bush". While either is not primarily about canoes both are canoecentric enough. both on NFB. I know both Oddessey & Murat have come up with some good ones in the past .

 

[Canotrouge]

I nominate " cree hunters of mistassini " & " father of survival shows - survival in the bush". While either is not primarily about canoes both are canoecentric enough. both on NFB. I know both Oddessey & Murat have come up with some good ones in the past .

I Wanted to link the Cree Hunters Of Mistassini, but you need to pay for it now....

 

[sweeper]

Cree Hunters Of Mistassini

https://www.nfb.ca/film/cree_hunters/

https://www.isuma.tv/the-national-film-board-of-canada/cree-hunters-of-mistassini

 

[Muskrat]

Ray Mears Bushcraft on building a birch bark canoe and then a canoe trip.

https://youtu.be/ZqmHqrHr8xg

https://youtu.be/ut3KOabgdJ8

Edit: A couple more. Gil Gilpatrick in Maine

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365361940/

And while not a canoe, they do single blade, fishing trip in a modern re-creation ozark jon boat on one of my favorite rivers.

https://youtu.be/fhNFQIc6mj4

 

[Canotrouge]

Cree Hunters Of Mistassini

https://www.nfb.ca/film/cree_hunters/

https://www.isuma.tv/the-national-film-board-of-canada/cree-hunters-of-mistassini

Well, I guess I've done something wrong.... Glad it is still free!! Great video!

 

[sweeper]

Yes it was, Thanks for suggesting it.

 

[Odyssey]

I really enjoyed Nine Rivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnvmFTFnhOQ

 

[Odyssey]

This might be my first and favourite canoe film, Waterwalker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq7CqhbzPUs

 

[dogbrain]

I really liked the Ray Mears series "Northern Wilderness". Not specifically about canoeing, but being about Canada, the canoe finds its way into all the episodes. You can watch them on youtube. The episode with the story of Samuel Hearne is my favorite. I downloaded Hearnes memoir "A Journey to the Northern Ocean" after seeing this episode. Wow! what an adventure. Just google the title and you can download it as a pdf.

 

[Odyssey]

This is my favourite short "getaway" canoe film. For when I need to make my getaway and escape the city blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba5A7u8iEQs
Nice and laid back, good looking Canadian stroke, nice looking canoe too.

 

[Muskrat]

Short film on poling.

https://vimeo.com/32812523

 

[Odyssey]

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I wish a film maker had've followed Alan on his trip this year. Can't think of another journey that has captured my imagination as much as this one.
Okay, back to the regular programme.

 

[Robin]

I moved this thread to the "Media Room"

Thanks for the links, good idea!

 

[NorseScotsman]

I really enjoyed Happy People - A Year in the Taiga: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1683876/

The above movie is a shortened and edited version of the original 4 part series that you can find on YouTube:

Part 1 - Spring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA
Part 2 - Summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdHG9zyrtE
Part 3 - Autumn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnAF_amhups
Part 4 - Winter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjCs8qi3R0U

The 4 part series goes into much greater detail than the edited movie and includes footage of the people making a dugout canoe and their own skis.

 

[Canotrouge]

I really enjoyed Happy People - A Year in the Taiga: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1683876/

The above movie is a shortened and edited version of the original 4 part series that you can find on YouTube:

Part 1 - Spring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA
Part 2 - Summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdHG9zyrtE
Part 3 - Autumn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnAF_amhups
Part 4 - Winter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjCs8qi3R0U

The 4 part series goes into much greater detail than the edited movie and includes footage of the people making a dugout canoe and their own skis.

That is a great documentary!!

 

[lowangle al]

There are some great videos listed above, thanks for posting them. I really enjoyed the Gil Gilpatrick one, having never seen one of him. I've been a fan of his since the early 90's after reading his books "Building A Strip Canoe" and especially "The Canoe Guides Handbook". I was surprised and impressed that he was still guiding as of 2014 at 80 years old with over 60 years of experience. I was even more surprised and impressed that he was still poling and paddling while standing in his 20' boat at that age.

 

[GRS Riverrider]

I think this counts, but it's only a three minute look. Worth a watch if you like seeing fur trade era gear and birch bark canoes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TKz5SnU0a0

 

[Murat V]

Here's a neat silent video documenting the harvest and processing of porpoise oil by the Mi'kmaq people of Nova Scotia. Some paddling action starts around the 7:50 mark featuring rare footage of an ocean going birchbark canoe...

The Retro Ontario channel has some short clips featuring Omer Stinger. Here's a 6 min short film called "Paddle Out of Peril". It's a quaint little instructional video.