The National Parks Project

In an increasingly urban nation Canadas national parks are a treasured escape into extraordinary beauty and rugged wilderness If the Group of Seven were an introduction to the landscapes majesty National Parks Project is the next logical chapter Fiftytwo contemporary artists from across the country whose talents are as diverse as the parks they set out to explore used their surroundings as a source of inspiration to blend musical and cinematic skills into collaboratively crafted vignettes Epic in its ambition to celebrate these locales during Parks Canadas centennial year this omnibus film resonates with the knowledge that our unprotected land is more vulnerable than ever Including films by Zacharius Kunuk Peter Lynch Sturla Gunnarsson and John Walker and music by Sarah Harmer Sam Roberts Cadence Weapon and The Besnard Lakes among many others National Parks Project is a oneofakind documentary experience