Frank Wolf (filmmaker)

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Frank Wolf

Frank Wolf is a Canadian filmmaker,[1] adventurer,[2] writer and environmentalist. He is known for films documenting wilderness expeditions around the world, with a focus on the Canadian North. His expeditions include being the first to canoe across Canada in one season and cycling 2,000 km in winter on the Yukon River from Dawson to Nome. His films include Kitturiaq, On the Line, Mammalian, and Borealis, all of which broadcast on CBC's documentary (TV channel) in Canada.[3]

Film Work

Expeditions

  • (2013) Mainstream Last First: 54-day, 1870 km journey by rowboat through Northwest Passage from Inuvik to Cambridge Bay, with Kevin Vallely, Paul Gleeson, Denis Barnett;[9]
  • (2012) Kitturiaq: 21-day, 620 km first-ever journey by canoe over the Labrador Plateau from Nain, NL to Kangiqsualujjuaq,QC, with Todd McGowan;[10]
  • (2011) Boreal Heart: 25-day, 1120 km journey by canoe through Ontario's Little North from Pakashkan Lake to Peawanuck,ON, with Todd McGowan;[11]
  • (2010) On the Line: 53-day, 2400 km by bike, foot, pack raft, and kayak investigating the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines project, with Todd McGowan;[12]
  • (2009) Mammalian: 46-day, 2004 km journey by canoe through North America's largest wilderness from Yellowknife to Rankin Inlet, with Taku Hokoyama;[13]
  • (2008) Bay or Bust: 25-day, 1050 km journey by canoe from Opeongo Lake to Moosonee, ON, with Alex Raymont;[14]
  • (2007) Borealis: 75-day, 3100 km journey by canoe from Winnipeg to Parry Sound looking into the issues affecting the world's largest carbon bank- the Boreal Forest of Ontario and Manitoba with Taku Hokoyama;[15]
  • (2006) Sandakan Death March: Retracing of tragic WWII Sandakan Death March with Australian Military personnel, and Kevin Vallely;[16]
  • (2005) Shining Islands: 43-day, 900 km kayak circumnavigation of the Haida Gwaii archipelago, with Keith Klapstein and Todd Macfie;[17]
  • (2004) Across Asgaard: 26-day, 800 km journey by canoe across Scandinavia from Bogden, Norway to Oulu, Finland, with Todd Macfie;[18]
  • (2004) Taming the Motoco: 17-day journey by foot to the source of the Motoco River in Patagonia with a group of Argentinian explorers;[19]
  • (2003) Bikes on Ice: 49-day, 2000 km journey by bike in winter on the Yukon River from Dawson to Nome retracing the route of two gold miners from 1901, with Kevin Vallely and Andy Sterns;[20]
  • (2003) Nam Pha: 2nd descent of Nam Pha River in Laos in search of the Asian Water Tiger, with Mick O'Shea and Brian Eustis;[21]
  • (2002) Kong Lo cave/Mekong rapids: 10-day exploration of Kong Lo cave and Mekong Rapids in Southern Laos, with Mick O'Shea;
  • (2001) Chasing the Dragon: 20-day, 1000 km Cycling/running journey across Java to climb seven 10,000 ft volcanoes en route, with Kevin Vallely;
  • (2001) Skagway to Dawson: 9-day, 800 km Hiking/Kayak journey via the Gold Rush trail from Skagway to Dawson along the Chilkoot Trail and Yukon River, with Kevin Vallely, Andy Sterns, David Norona;
  • (2000) Phuket, Paddles, and Pirates: three-month sea kayaking/whitewater kayaking journey through Thailand/Malaysia/Indonesia, with David Stibbe;[22]
  • (1998) Canadian Quest: 35-day, 1500 km journey by canoe from Prince Rupert to Carcajou, with Ben O'Hara;[23]
  • (1995) C2C: 171-day, 8000 km journey by canoe across canada from Saint John, NB to Vancouver, BC, with Roman Rockliffe;[24]

Writing

Wolf has written dozens of features for numerous publications including UP! Magazine,[25] Canoeroots Magazine,[26] Explore (magazine), Action Asia, Adventure Kayak Magazine,[27] Sea Kayaker Magazine,[28] Paddler Magazine, Wend magazine, and the Vancouver Province.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Wolf on IMDB". 
  2. ↑ "Explore Magazine profile". 
  3. ↑ "On The Line on CBC's documentary channel". 
  4. ↑ "http://www.kitturiaqfilm.com/". 
  5. ↑ Frank Wolf at the Internet Movie Database
  6. ↑ "On The Line at SCFF". 
  7. ↑ "2011 RPFF Award Winning Films". 
  8. ↑ "Borealis the Grand Prize Winner at 2009 VIMFF". 
  9. ↑ "Mainstream Last First website". 
  10. ↑ "Canadian Geographic Magazine article on Kitturiaq". 
  11. ↑ "Westjet inflight magazine UP! feature "Tales of a Double Dipper"". 
  12. ↑ "Interview on CBC's "The Current"". 
  13. ↑ "Feature article in UP! magazine "Exploring Yellowknife by Canoe"". 
  14. ↑ "Canoeroots Magazine feature article"Friend or Foe"". 
  15. ↑ "Canoeroots Magazine Cover Feature "On the Line"". 
  16. ↑ "Feature article in Outpost Magazine". 
  17. ↑ "Feature article "Highs and Lows in Haida Gwaii" in Adventure Kayak Magazine". 
  18. ↑ "Clip from CTV film "Across Asgaard"". 
  19. ↑ "Clip from CTV film "Taming the Motoco"". 
  20. ↑ "National Geographic Article". 
  21. ↑ "Clip from CTV film "Tiger Tracking on the Nam Pha"". 
  22. ↑ "Feature article "Shipwrecked in Ujong Kulon" in Sea Kayaker Magazine". 
  23. ↑ "Canadian Geographic Magazine article". 
  24. ↑ "Article on Clipper Canoes website". 
  25. ↑ "Feature article in UP! magazine "Exploring Yellowknife by Canoe"". 
  26. ↑ "http://www.rapidmedia.com/cr/canoerootsmag_spring12/". 
  27. ↑ "Feature article "Highs and Lows in Haida Gwaii" in Adventure Kayak Magazine". 
  28. ↑ "Feature article "Shipwrecked in Ujong Kulon" in Sea Kayaker Magazine". 
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