Frank Wolf

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Film and Television

Borealis (2008) 63 minutes; 49 minute festival version

'Borealis' follows Frank Wolf and Taku Hokoyama as they canoe 3,100 km through the remote Boreal forest of Manitoba and Ontario. Their 75-day odyssey provides the context for an intimate look into the current environmental and social issues facing the region and its people. Tightly shot action sequences, humour, and the voices of those who live on the frontlines of the Boreal make this a unique film in the adventure genre.

Latest News: April 27, 2009- Borealis will have its Canadian Broadcast Premiere on CBC's 'documentary' channel on May 19th, 2009 at 7 p.m. EST. March 2nd, 2009- Winnerof the Grand Prize for best film and prize for best Canadian film at the 2009 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF).

BUY: You can purchase a DVD copy of Borealis for $15.00 at Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) stores across Canada or by calling the MEC service centre at 1-888-847-0770 (604-876-6221 outside North America) and asking for product #5020-437.

Vancouver International Film Festival link to the film: http://www.viff.org/tixSYS/2008/filmguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=1513

IMDB LINK: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1457737/

Watch Clip Below:

Official Selection, awards: 2009 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (winner of Grand Prize for best overall film, winner of prize for best Canadian film); 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival (runner-up for NFB audience award, best documentary); 2009 Beloit International Film Festival; 2009 Powell River Film Festival; 2009 Reel Paddling Film Festival; 2009 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival.

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For additional info and to view production stills go to: www.borealis-movie.blogspot.com

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CTV Adventure Series ‘X-Quest’ (2003-2006)

‘Shining Island’ (2006)

Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host, Expedition Leader. Documentary film follows the adventures of three kayakers as they attempt to circumnavigate Haida Gwaii’s remote Graham Island in the North Pacific. Airing as an episode of X-Quest on CTV and CTV Travel in 2006. 46 minutes. Awards: Winner in category of 'Best Sea Kayaking Film' at the 2007 Reel Paddling Film Festival.

Watch clip below:

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‘Across Asgaard’ (2005)

Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host, Expedition Leader. Documentary film chronicles two Canadian adventurers as they try to canoe across Norway, Sweden and Finland via an old Viking trade route. Aired on CTV and CTV Travel in 2005. Aired as an episode of X-Quest series on CTV and CTV Travel in 2005. 46 minutes. Awards: Winner of best Adventure Travel Film at the Reel Paddling Film Festival (2006) and official selection of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2006) and Waterwalker Film Festival (2006).

Watch clip below:

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‘Taming the Motoco’ (2004)

Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host. Documentary film follows an eccentric group of Argentine explorers as they ramble around the Motoco River Valley in Patagonia. Aired as an episode of X-Quest series on CTV and CTV Travel in 2005. 46 minutes.

Watch clip below:

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‘Tiger Tracking on the Nam Pha’(2004)

Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host. Documentary film chronicles a team of adventurers as they search for the Asian Water Tiger down a remote white water river in Laos. Aired as an episode of X-Quest series on CTV and CTV Travel in 2005. 46 minutes. Awards: Finalist in Category of best Adventure Travel Film at Reel Paddling Film Festival (2006) and official selection of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2006).

Watch clip below:

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‘Bikes on Ice’ (2003)

Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host, Expedition Leader. Documentary film follows a team of 3 cyclists as they retrace the century-old cycling journey of two gold miners through the Yukon/Alaska Backcountry. Aired on CTV, CBC, and CTV Travel, 2003-present. 46 minutes. Awards: finalist in the category of Best Documentary at the Yorkton Film Festival (2004), official selection of the Whistler Film Festival (2003) and Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2004).
Watch clip below:

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Chum Television's 'Backspace'- Sandakan Death March episode (2006)

Frank was profiled in this episode as an Outpost Magazine photographer covering the story of the Sandakan Death March. In 1945, 2500 Australian and British POW's died at the hands of the Japanese during forced jungle marches in the region of Sabah, Borneo. In 2006, Kevin Vallely and Frank Wolf joined 9 Australian military personnel as they retraced the 250 km route of the march for the first time in 61 years. 22 minutes in length.

Watch clip below:

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CTV series ‘Exhibit Eh!’(2006)

Exhibit Eh!
investigates the weird, the strange, and the out of this world places and stories you'll never find in the history books. Quirky hosts Todd Macfie and Frank Wolf expose Canada, one mystery at a time.

The series aired on CTV in early 2007 and currently airs on CTV's 'Travel and Escape' network and on CHUM's 'Book Television' network. Check local listings. 10 episodes, 23 minutes each.

Watch Clips Below:

Mandy Doll- BC

Healing Waters of Lake Manitou- Saskatchewan

Vulcan Galaxyfest- Alberta

Gimli Elves- Manitoba

Bell Island Faeries- Newfoundland

Viking Life- Newfoundland

Neutrinos- Ontario

Camp X- Ontario

Quebec Executioner- Quebec

To read more about the show check out: http://www.travelandescape.ca/shows/section.asp?id=59 and http://brbmg.com/ent/prodE.html
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Discwolf

Opening to new film about the comeback of a disc golfing legend.

Discwolf on: The importance of stretching

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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Listing of Published Work

Published Work (Alphabetically by publication, Writing and Photography by Frank Wolf)

Action Asia Magazine- Feature Article: “In the Land of Smoke and Fire”, 3500 words, August 2003. Feature article: “Spiritual Channels”, 3000 words, August 2003. Feature article: “Paddling in the Land of a Million Elephants”, 1000 words, June 2002.

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Adventure Kayak Magazine- Feature Articles: “Highs and Lows in Haida Gwaii”, 2000 words, February 2006. “Kayaking the Gold Rush Trail”, 3500 words, May 2002. “Bird Nests and Bang Bang”, 3000 words, November 2001.

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Canoeroots Magazine- Feature Article: "Friend or Foe", 800 words, March 2009. Cover Feature: "On the Line", 1500 words, July 2008.
Feature article: “How to Canoe Across Canada in a Season”, 800 words, February 2004. Feature article: “A Canoe in the Family”, 1200 words, February 2003.
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Coast Magazine- Feature Articles: “Down and Deep”, 1400 words, October 2001. “Bali, Bikes, and Bintang”, 1600 words, January 2001. “Dam it, What a Waste”, 1400 words, October 2000.
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Explore Magazine- Feature article: “A Paradise Less Paddled”, 2000 words, November, 2000.
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Get Out There Magazine- Regular columnist for feature "Misadventures of an Urban Cyclist" (2007)
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Outpost Magazine- Current Photographer-at-Large. Feature article: “The Longest Portage” 1000 words, February, 2006. Cover Photo, feature Photographer: “The Sandakan Death March”, July/August 2006.

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Paddler Magazine- Feature article: 'Nordic Traverse', 2400 words, Jan/Feb 2007. “Winter Waters”, 600 words, November 2002. Expedition Notes: “Pirates and Paddles Expedition.”, 200 words, March/April, 2001.

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Rapid Magazine- Feature article: “Flesh Eaters in Paradise”, 1100 words. Interview piece: “Jerome Truran”, 1000 words, November, 2002

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River Magazine- Feature Article: “A Quest Unfulfilled”, 3500 words, March 1999·

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Sea Kayaker Magazine- Feature Article: “Shipwrecked in Ujung Kulon”, 5000 words, February 2001.
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Vancouver Province Newspaper- Cover Features: “Big Fun in Jumbo Pass”, 800 words, January 10, 2006. “Swell Time in North Pacific”, 800 words, Oct.18, 2005. “Crossing Asgaard by Canoe”, 1100 words October 21, 2004. “The Jungle is Open”, 800 words, October 3, 2002
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Wend Magazine-Cover Feature: "Boreal Summer", 4500 words, October 2008.
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Expedition Resume

2008-Bay or Bust Expedition: Frank Wolf and Alex Raymont paddled 1,050 km by canoe from Opeongo Lake in Algonquin Park to Moosonee via the Amable du Fond, Mattawa, Ottawa, Lac Beauchene, Kipawa, Lac des Bois, Riviere Vaudray, Harricana River and James Bay. Feature article 'Friend or Foe' in March 2009 issue of Canoeroots.

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2007- Borealis Expedition: Expedition leader, filmmaker, photographer. Along with Taku Hokoyama, Frank completed a 3,100 km canoe expedition that crossed five divides as it travelled through the heart of the Boreal wilderness of Manitoba and Ontario. The trip departed from Portage and Main in downtown Winnipeg and arrived 75 days later at his family cottage near Parry Sound. The award-winning film Borealis- about the expedition and the environmental issues facing the boreal wilderness- is airing on CBC's documentary channel through 2010.
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2006- Sandakan Death March: Photographer on assignment for Outpost Magazine.The expedition retraced the Sandakan Death March, a 250 km route through the jungle where 2500 Australian and British POW’s died in 1945 during forced marches by the Japanese. The expedition was undertaken with 9 members of the Australian armed forces in full uniform.
View opening clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyNfn7Yr7Kg
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2005- Shining Islands: Expedition Leader/videographer/photographer of successful 43-day, 930 km kayak circumnavigation of the Haida Gwaii archipelago in the North Pacific off the B.C./ Alaska coast. View film clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9WmK9GB_9s
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2004- Across Asgaard: Expedition leader/videographer/writer for 26-day, 800 km canoe expedition that started on the Norwegian Coast, 200 km above the Arctic Circle. Paddling and portaging on through Sweden and Finland, we retraced a millennium-old Viking/Sami trade route. View film preview clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WkfHKN-784
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2004-Source of the Motoco: Videographer during a 17-day exploration of the Motoco valley in the Andes of northern Patagonia, Argentina with a group of eccentric local explorers. View film preview clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJLvLQmjfGQ
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2003- Nam Pha Expedition: Videographer on a tiger-tracking expedition during the 2nd descent down the Nam Pha River, a remote grade III-V white water river in Northern Laos. Two first-contacts with indigenous tribes en route. View film preview clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJLvLQmjfGQ
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2003- Bikes on Ice:
Photographer/Videographer. Successfully retraced the 2200 kilometre route by bicycle of turn of the century gold miners Ed Jesson and Max Hirschberg. Starting in Dawson our team of three cyclists travelled for 49 days along the frozen Yukon to the Northern coast of Alaska in March and April of 2003. We eventually ended up in Nome, being the first to cycle the historic winter route since Hirschberg and Jesson did so during the Nome Gold Rush of 1900. View film preview clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozaj5BrYOe8
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2002- Mekong Rapids/Kong Lo Cave Expedition: Photographer/writer covering a team of Russian white water kayakers as they attempted numerous first descents of the notorious Mekong rapids at the Cambodia/Laos border. Our team also paddled the Nam Hinboun River through 7 km-long Kong Lo cave in central Laos that flows in one side of a mountain and exits out the other.
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2001- Nam Ha Expedition: Photography/writing. Was a member of the first commercial expedition to travel down the Nam Ha River in north-western Laos where we made the first outside contact with indigenous people in a remote jungle village.

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2001- Chasing the Dragon: 20 days; co-expedition leader/photographer/writer. Cycled 1000 km across Java while ascending six 10,000 foot volcanoes along the way. Eventually forced to stop by Islamic fundamentalist threats in wake of WTC disaster.
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2000- Phuket, Paddles, and Pirates: 3 months; expedition leader/photographer/writer. Sea-kayaked 300 km down the west coast of Thailand; last foreigners to white water kayak the Selangor River in Malaysia before it was dammed. Marooned ourselves in a remote corner of Java after destroying our kayak in 6 meter surf.
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1998- Canadian Quest: 1500 km; 2 months; expedition leader/photographer/writer. Attempt to be the first to paddle across Canada West to East in a season. Ended when all of our gear was lost down a grade 5 white water canyon.
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1995- C2C: 8000 km, 171 days; expedition
leader/photographer/writer. First and only successful coast to coast crossing of Canada by canoe in a single paddling season. Unsupported with one other partner.
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Video/Photo essay of Ski trip in Jumbo Pass: