The National Parks Project

Filmmaker Scott Smith and three musicians from the city journey to Gwaii Haanas National Park on the West Coast of BC, to find inspiration in the haunting ruins and totem poles of the Haida people.

In Sirmilik National Park, Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk explores the harsh beauty of the Canadian Arctic and collaborates on a short film with throat singer Tanya Tagaq and the indie rock duo, Apostle of Hustle.

In Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta’s Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains. Toronto director Peter Lynch unearths the area’s rich history, with a rapper, a songwriter and a kalimba player in tow.

Channeling his Viking spirit, director Sturla Gunnarsson pushes three city musicians to their limits in an attempt to capture the strange beauty of Newfoundland’s Gros Morne National Park.

Two electric guitarists, filmmaker Kevin McMahon and hip-hop star, Shad raft the down the legendary South Nahanni river in the Northwest Territories, looking for inspiration for music and a short film.

Three city musicians and filmmaker Louise Archambault explore the wilderness of Kluane National Park & Reserve in the Yukon, on their way to the base of Canada’s highest peak, Mount Logan.