After tackling Everest in her 2012 film 40 Days at Base Camp, Dianne Whelan decided to trek across Turtle Island, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Arctic Oceans, along the Trans-Canada Trail… all 24, 000 km of it. There were problems: for a start, the trail is still very much a work in progress, and some stretches are on-road… (She decided to cycle those parts, kayak others, and ski sections too.) After just ten days Dianne threw away her optimistic two year (500 day) schedule. In the end, it would take her six years to complete. No small feat for anyone in their 50s. This is her journey, hard-fought wisdom, calluses et al.
Dianne Whelan
Canada
2023
English
Audience Award, Whistler Film Festival
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Credits
Executive Producer
Christine Haebler
Producer
Betsy Carson
Screenwriter
Dianne Whelan, Tanya Maryniak
Editor
Tanya Maryniak
Original Music
David F. Ramos
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