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Earth Day: Wings Over Water

A captivating documentary with a bird’s eye view of the Prairies

Join us this Earth Day at a theatre near you to watch Wings Over Water!

Seventy-five theatres across Canada have partnered to provide exclusive screenings of the film for a special rate of $6.99 with proceeds supporting conservation through Ducks Unlimited Canada.

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is proud to have supported the production of Wings Over Water, a stunning nature documentary that follows the migratory journeys of three bird species.

Audiences will be captivated by the stories of the sandhill crane, yellow warbler and mallard as they soar across one of the most important—yet little known—ecosystems on the continent.

Narrated by award-winning actor Michael Keaton, Wings Over Water  was produced with the support of Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC).

Find a theatre near you on Earth Day

Educators: For special pricing for school groups, visit Cineplex Events or Landmark Events. Ducks Unlimited Canada educational resources to support the film are available or visit Wings Over Water – Education.

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Wings Over Water is also showing at: the Saskatchewan Science Centre and the Montreal Science Centre.

Wings Over Water sandhill cranes flying in a group
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As beautiful and important as our wetlands are, they are threatened.
It is estimated that up to seventy per cent have been lost in the southern areas of Canada.

Prairie Pothole Region

Much of the movie was filmed in the Prairie Pothole Region, an iconic landscape which spans southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, extending into North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Montana.

The Prairie Pothole Region formed by receding glaciers scraping across North America leaving behind millions of shallow pools, or “potholes”. These “potholes” filled with water to create seasonal and year-round wetlands that play host to hundreds of species of migratory birds—some of which are critically endangered.

This essential habitat spans 800,000 square kilometres across the Canadian and American prairies. Sixty per cent of North America’s ducks are hatched here, and hundreds of species of shore birds and songbirds rely on the Prairie Pothole Region for survival.

Prairie pothole region map
Wings Over Water documentary captivates audiences with a bird’s eye view of the Prairies

Wings Over Water documentary captivates audiences with a bird’s eye view of the Prairies

The film follows the migratory journeys of three bird species that make remarkable flights to the wetlands of North America’s prairies

Ducks Unlimited Canada welcomes conservation partners for the Montreal premiere of the film Wings Over Water

Ducks Unlimited Canada welcomes conservation partners for the Montreal premiere of the film Wings Over Water

The reception, organized by DUC president Roger d'Eschambault and Quebec directors, in collaboration with the Quebec team, brought together over a hundred guests from business, industry, government and environmental organizations. 

Behind the scenes of Wings Over Water

Watch the captivating behind-the-scenes journey as three bird families embark on their migration for the documentary Wings Over Water.

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