Clyde River (May 02/05) - The Muskox Patrol rolls back into Clyde River this week, one year after shooting wrapped on the documentary.

Since then, the film has been shown in Yellowknife and on TV, but this is the first time residents of Clyde River, many of whom participated in the project, will get the chance to see the film on the big screen.

The screening will also serve as a fundraiser for this year's grad class.

The event will be held in the school gym, because the community hall is still closed after a recent fire.

It was always director Ole Gjerstad's intention to show the movie in Clyde River, as well as other communities in Nunavut.

Gjerstad was extremely pleased with how the shoot went. He said he would recommend the community to any filmmaker looking for dramatic Arctic landscapes and helpful residents.

The Kakivak Association provided additional funding to the film crew to train 15 residents in various skills. Four received specialized training, one in camera, one in sound and two as assistant directors.

During filming, the crew converted the Parish Hall into an authentic-looking 1920s RCMP detachment.

Peter Iqalukjuak, who worked as a cameraman for The Muskox Patrol, had fond memories of the day they filmed through a bad blizzard.

The Muskox Patrol tells the story of three RCMP officers sent to the High Arctic to enforce a ban on hunting muskox and to maintain Canadian sovereignty over the polar region. Their adventures in the North, and their struggles as pawns of a disinterested southern government, are portrayed through recreations shot in Clyde River and animation.

-- with files from John Thompson