The Yukon Assignment
classified PGPlease note: This was screened in Aug 2019
British adventurer Chris Lucas and his actor father Niall embark on a five-week canoe expedition down one of Canada’s most remote rivers in this gentle and authentic adventure documentary.
The passing of time and changing relationships we have with our parents and children is fundamental to the human experience. Yet so often in modern life, we make no time to simply experience this. Plans are put off, excuses are made, opportunities passed up. As an antithesis to this lament, professional adventure Chris Lucas decided to take his dad Niall to one of the Earth’s last wildernesses and travel 500 miles across the remote Canadian landscape in a canoe.
A lovely tale of how adventure can bring us together, irrespective of age, The Yukon Assignment shows us the importance of seizing opportunities to make time for the important relationships in our lives, embracing the unknown, and having the confidence to strike out on your own adventures. As well as some valuable tips if you ever find yourself in the territory of bears…