Lonnie Dupre
Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre has just launched a campaign to raise funds for a film and book project in collaboration with JOOSE films called Pulling for the Planet.
“The filming adventure will begin April 2021 in North Greenland, where we hope to capture the culture of the polar Inuit and how these people of snow, ice, and sled dogs are adapting to an ever-warming climate,” said Dupre who spent three years circumnavigating Greenland by dogsled and kayak.
Pulling for the Planet pays homage to the Inuit people, pioneers of ingenuity and innovation through centuries of trial. “Their creative improvisation has amazed me on past expeditions. The Inuit exemplify a low carbon footprint through simple living principles and strong community values. Their fascinating culture has inspired me to make changes in my own life, and Pulling for the Planet hopes that it will do the same for you,” said Dupre.
Dupre hopes to raise one-third of the budget for Pulling for the Planet, which is budgeted to cost $90,000, through donations taken through the Indiegogo website.
Dupre and filmmaker Josefin Kuschela will spend about five months visiting villages and Inuit people he met 20 years ago on his circumnavigation of the island. Their goal is to document how climate change is affecting the culture of the Inuit people and capture those changes in a 90-minute documentary.
“We will go out with hunters to catch birds, walrus, and fish; we’ll travel by dog team from one village to the next and eat birds that were fermented in seal,” said Kuschela. “We’ll share the life with the Inuit people for about five months in the northernmost inhabited places on earth. Our goal is to make a 90-minute documentary that will tell about the Inuit’s life, as well as their current situation, thoughts, and hopes regarding the shift they have to make in order to adapt to a warming planet.”
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