The Wings of Johnny May

Fafard, Marc, (film director.). Fortin, Yves, (film producer.). Kodsi, David, (film producer.). Simard, Monique, (film producer.). Turgeon, Jacques, (film producer.). Vasak, Jan, (film producer.). K'ien Productions (Paris), (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). Productions Thalie (Québec), (film producer.).

Summary: Johnny May is the first Inuit bush pilot in Nunavik-and a legend among his people. During the 34,000 hours of flight time he's logged, May has lived through adventures worthy of the novels of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and has had an extraordinary view of transformation in the Arctic from his perch in the sky. He has watched as the Inuit went from nomadic life to a sedentary existence, and as climate change has melted the permafrost. But throughout the upheaval Johnny May has witnessed over the years, one thing remains constant-May's deep love for his wife, Louisa. Since his earliest days in the air, his plane has sported the same Inuktitut message for her: Pengo Pally, which means, "I miss you." The Wings of Johnny May is an airborne documentary that sweeps us into the northern skies to discover a unique culture through the eyes of an exceptional man.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video (83 min., 50 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2013.
Copyright: ©2013

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General Note:	CatMonthString:february.24 Multi-User. CatMonthString:january.24 Agency:.Co-produced by Productions Thalie, the National Film Board of Canada, K'ien Productions, Centre National de la Cinématographie and ARTE, with the financial participation of Crédit d'impôt cinéma et télévision - Gestion SODEC and Telefilm Canada, with the participation of Ministry of Culture and Communication (CNC), with the support of CNC (New technologies in production), the SODEC, Rogers Documentary Fund and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. Agency - French program:.Québec Studio. CatMonthString:march.24
Restrictions on Access Note:	Pay to view.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Screenwriter, Marc Fafard ; director, Marc Fafard ; research, Marc Fafard, Marie-Eve Lalancette ; photo research, Étienne Hansez ; archival film research, Étienne Hansez ; director of photography, Paul-Anthony Mille, Dominique Delapierre ; sound recordist, Pierre Bouchard, Simon Goulet, Steven Ejbick, Normand Lapierre ; editor, Alain Baril ; sound editor, Simon De Grandpré, Marc Carrier ; sound designer, Jérôme Boiteau ; mixer, Jérôme Boiteau ; music composer, Camille Delafon ; sound engineer, Alban Sautour ; director of animation, Nicola Lemay ; designer, Didier Loubat ; technical director, Zane Kozak ; 3D animator, Martin Ferland, Jonathan Ng ; animation, Dale Hayward ; digital imaging specialist, Pierre Plouffe ; production team, Fiora Lumbroso, Elsa Moley, Grégory Germakian, Sandrine Roux, Anna Medziewski, Jérémy Leroux, Victor Lima, Julie Hedna, Joséphine Fontaine, Pauline Boyer, Sacha Subramaniam ; producer, Yves Fortin, Jacques Turgeon, Monique Simard, David Kodsi, Jan Vasak.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, James Hyndman ; featuring, Johnny May, Louisa Berthe-May, Jean Désy, Whit Fraser, Mary Simon, Sara May-Tagoona, William Tagoona.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2013.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).