The Last Dogs of Winter
| The Last Dogs of Winter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Costa Botes |
| Produced by | Costa Botes Caleb Ross |
| Starring | Caleb Ross
Brian Ladoon Costa Botes |
| Cinematography | Costa Botes |
| Edited by | Costa Botes |
| Music by | Tom McLeod |
| Distributed by | New Zealand Film Commission |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Canada New Zealand |
| Language | English |
The Last Dogs of Winter is a 2011 Canadian and New Zealand documentary film, directed by Costa Botes and starring The Tribe star Caleb Ross. The documentary follows Caleb Ross and Brian Ladoon as they explore the decreasing numbers of the famed Canadian Eskimo Dog and Brian Ladoon’s attempts the revive the species.
Story
Man's best friend is living on the edge.
Eight miles from the town of Churchill, a tiny and isolated community on the shores of Hudson Bay, two endangered species have found a tenuous but workable co-existence. In a situation unique on the planet, giant polar bears, the largest carnivores on earth, share their ancestral earth with half wild Canadian Eskimo Dogs. [1]
This is the story discovered by a young New Zealand actor, Caleb Ross, after he went to Canada looking for love, but instead found a unique adventure and a cause.[1]
Festival run
The documentary premiered at the New Zealand International Film Festival [2] before going on a successful Film festival run between 2011-2012. Most notably, it won an award for “Best Canadian Documentary” at the Toronto International Film Festival. [3] Other achievements include being nominated at the likes of The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, HOLA Aunz Film Festival and Sydney Film Festival. [3]
Critical reception
The documentary was received positively with Variety (magazine) stating the documentary was an "Intimate, gorgeously rendered docu intelligently surveys one man's quixotic mission, the numerous obstacles he faces and the uneasy co-existence of man, animal and nature in a small town. A wilderness lover's delight." [4]
References
- ^ a b "The Last Dogs Of Winter". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Whānau Mārama: The Last Dogs of Winter. Retrieved 2025-06-12 – via www.nziff.co.nz.
- ^ a b The Last Dogs of Winter (2011) - Awards - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-06-12 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (2011-09-10). "The Last Dogs of Winter". Variety. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
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