Agency:.Co-produced by Bar Harbour Films Inc., the NFB and the CBC, in association with Lindum Films Inc.

Director, Peter Blow ; script, Peter Blow ; producer, Martin Harbury, Peter Starr, Daniel Zuckerbrot, Peter Blow ; executive producer, Martin Harbury, Louise Lore, James Murray ; photography, Len Gilday, Nigel Markham ; sound, John Martin ; editing, Alfonso Peccia ; sound editing, Gary Vaughan ; sound mix, George Novotny ; music, Jim McGrath, Loretto Reid.

Narrator, Cedric Smith.

Recorded 1996.

The Barrens Quest is the moving story of one man's search to locate the fabled breeding grounds of a near extinct bird--the Eskimo Curlew. The camera follows naturalist Joachim Obst as he treks through the breathtaking landscape of a pristine wilderness that has been marked for large-scale mineral exploration and development. The Eskimo Curlew symbolizes the fate awaiting all creatures of Canada's northern tundra. In capturing the stark, austere beauty of this land, where earth meets sky in an uninterrupted horizon, and clear waters mirror the solemn passage of caribou, The Barrens Quest makes a compelling case for planned conservation in one of the last unspoiled wilderness regions left in the world.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).