The Filmmakers
FRITZ MUELLER
Director/DP Fritz Mueller came to the Yukon as a research scientist working on his graduate thesis and has worked across the North as a biologist and photographer. For over two decades he’s been chasing stories across Canada’s North, focusing his lens on a wide range of subjects from migrating caribou to national parks to indigenous communities.
Fritz has been the official Adäka photographer since the festival’s inaugural year. He’s a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and a member of Screen Production Yukon Association, Yukon Film Society, DOC and European Documentary Network. His second TV documentary, Aurora Love, is in post-production.
TERESA EARLE
Producer, editor and writer Teresa Earle is completing two documentaries and two digital media projects produced and filmed in the North. She is a seasoned creative professional with 20 years of experience producing projects as diverse as videos, books, websites and exhibits.
Teresa is a member of DOC, Women in Film + TV Vancouver, Yukon Film Society, and she is a board member of Screen Production Yukon Assn.
YUKON FIRST NATIONS CULTURE & TOURISM ASSOCIATION
Journeys to Adäka is the result of a decade of collaborations between YFNCT, the film’s director and producer, and Yukon’s indigenous artists, performers and culture bearers. In addition to making a funding commitment, YFNCT’s president, board members, and executive director served as advisors and partners in the making of the documentary. The organization supports Yukon First Nations artists, performers, cultural centres and tourism entrepreneurs, and also presents the Adäka Cultural Festival, a world-class multi-disciplinary cultural festival held every summer at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse.
FILM CREDITS
Director FRITZ MUELLER
Producer TERESA EARLE
Associate Producer CHARLENE ALEXANDER
Director of Photography FRITZ MUELLER
- Additional Camera MIKE RUDYK, JULIA SZUCS
- Aerial Camera TOM DOUGLAS, BRIAN CAMERON, FRITZ MUELLER
- Sound Recording FRITZ MUELLER, TERESA EARLE, STACKWALL SOUND
- Production Support TERESA EARLE, CAILI STEEL, COURTNEY WHEELTON, CHERRI PRICE, SHAHEEN BAKER, DUSTIN SHELDON, JULIA SZUCS, CAPITAL HELICOPTERS, UP NORTH ADVENTURES, GYRONIMO AERIALS
- Editors TERESA EARLE, JENN STROM
- Composer and Sound Design JORDY WALKER
- Colour FRITZ MUELLER
- Trailer JENN STROM
- Writer TERESA EARLE
- Story Consultants JENN STROM, FRITZ MUELLER sr.
- Stills Photography FRITZ MUELLER
- Design MARY BINSTED
- Website GEOF HARRIES
FEATURING
- CARMEN BAKER
- GARY JOHNSON
- WAYNE PRICE
- CHANTAL RONDEAU
- DENNIS SHORTY
- ANN SMITH
- DIYET VAN LIESHOUT