Dianne’s Journey Blog 2015-2021
Mentors
by Hannah Rose Dobski In May of 2016, my aunt, Ann Verrall (co-producer/co- director for 500 Days in the Wild) attended the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto. It was during this festival that I first met
The Big Freeze
On Nov.1st my buddy Jenica and I woke up to the big freeze up. The moment when liquid becomes solid. And in that moment, the 400 kilometre paddle we had maps for became Jenica’s hatchet
Portaging with Grace: Path of the Paddle, The Omimi Trail, September 2017
written by Ann Verrall (co-producer/co-director) When Dee first asked me to be involved in 500 Days it was to do some filming for 3 days in Nova Scotia when passed through on the trail. Now
The Animikii Trail. A tale of thunder, trust and healing
Animikii means thunderbird in Ojibwe. In their mythology they are eagles with supernatural power and strength who fight the underwater spirits. So it seemed a sign of good fortune that thunder shook the sky four