The National Parks Project

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.

Oscar nominee Hubert Davis travels to northern Manitoba with rockers Sam Roberts, Matt Mays and Kathleen Edwards, to make a short film and soundtrack about Wapusk National Park, a noted polar bear sanctuary.

Tempers flare when veteran Quebec filmmaker Catherine Martin agrees to travel to Mingan Archipelago National Park with three young indie musicians, to collaborate on a short nature film.

Upstart Toronto filmmaker, Daniel Cockburn tries to make a horror film about Bruce Peninsula National Park; musicians John Samson, Christine Fellows and Sandro Perri explore sunken shipwrecks and unknown musical territory.

Halifax filmmaker John Walker gives three indie musicians their first taste of acting, as he pursues his vision for a short film about Prince Edward Island National Park.

In Kouchibouguac National Park, filmmaker Jamie Travis and three musicians from the city work together for the first time, trying to create a short film and score inspired by the landscape.

Three city musicians and filmmaker Stéphane Lafleur discover an unknown side of Saskatchewan and visit the cabin of naturalist Grey Owl, as they work on a short film and soundtrack about Prince Albert National Park.

Director Keith Behrman returns to filmmaking after a long hiatus, joining three songwriters on a quest to find inspiration in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.