NFB's special programs:.Tremplin Contest 2010. Agency - French program:.Ontario and West Studio.

Direction, Julie Plourde ; screenplay, Julie Plourde ; research, Julie Plourde ; director of photography, Allan Code ; sound, Michael Code ; editor, Jane MacRae ; sound editor, Daniel Toussaint ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; original music, Daniel Janke ; mixer, Geoffrey Mitchell ; producer, Anne-Marie Rocher ; executive producer, Jacques Turgeon.

Participation, Réjean Audet, Lorenzo Grimard, David Millar.

Recorded 2012.

It's been over a century since prospectors roamed the Klondike in search of gold. Like Charlie Chaplin and Lucky Luke before her, filmmaker Julie Plourde tracks the modern-day explorers for whom the dream of the gold rush is still alive and well. Réjean Audet is one such person. A tireless prospector, he remains confident and committed-just like the miners of bygone days, who staked everything on the slim hope of striking it rich. His day-to-day adventures bring alive an entire era, to the backdrop of the magnificent Yukon and the vestiges of industry. Combining archival images and the secrets of those who crisscross these coveted lands, KLONDIKE PROMISES pays tribute to a place of legend with a colourful past. An ode to the desire for freedom, the film was made through the 2010 Tremplin competition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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