Borealis is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kevin McMahon and released in 2020.Natalie Valleau, "New documentary about Canada's boreal forest reveals how it's in trouble, director says". CBC News Calgary, December 16, 2020. The film is a portrait of the delicate ecosystem of the Canadian boreal forest, highlighting the environmental threats that are damaging it.Madeline Lines, "A Walk in the Woods with Borealis’s Kevin McMahon". Point of View, December 15, 2020.
The film had been slated to premiere at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs announces 2020 lineup, but you still can’t see much of it". Now, April 14, 2020. but after the festival was postponed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was not one of the films screened when the festival proceeded virtually in May. The film instead premiered in December 2020 in a television broadcast on TVOntario.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Rob Stewart Award Kevin McMahon, Michael McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin, Justine Pimlott, Felicity Justrabo Jamie Samhan, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Winners: Broadcast News And Documentary & Factual". ET Canada, April 4, 2022. Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series John Minh Tran
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