Being Caribou

Being Caribou is a 2005 documentary film that chronicles the travels of husband and wife Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison following the migration of the Porcupine caribou herd, in order to explore the Arctic Refuge drilling controversy. The journey lasted 5 months, starting from the community of Old Crow, Yukon on April 8, 2003 and ending September 8, 2003. The film is produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

Being Caribou
Directed byLeanne Allison
Diana Wilson
Written byLeanne Allison
Diana Wilson
Produced byTracey Friesen
StarringLeanne Allison
Karsten Heuer
Edited byJanice Brown
Music byDennis Burke
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • June 2, 2005 (2005-06-02)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Karsten Heuer documented this trek with Leanne Allison, which was also their honeymoon, in his book Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd. The book was published in 2005.

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