The artist Buster Simpson conceived The Rising Waters Con-Fab for the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Island, FL. Writer Gretel Ehrlich put forward the need to have an Inuit message delivered in Paris at the COP21. After a collective discussion, the film : The Arctic Is, was put forward by the artist Mel Chin. Chin, Edward Morris and The Canary Project raised the funds and produced the film. Other credits for the film as follows:
Direction: Mel Chin & Tim Sternberg
Production: Corrine Weber, Helen Katherine Nagge, Philippe Dugay, The Canary Project
Concept & Message: Mel Chin, Gretel Ehlich & Jens Danielsen
The film was made with generous support from:
The Compton Foundation
South Texas Charitable Trust
Josephine Merck
Matthew Cushing
Kathleen Barksdale
Suzanne Deal Booth Revocable Trust
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Molly Kemp
Director of Photography: Ben Premeaux
Sound: Regis Muller
Music Performed by: Uummannaq Children’s Home & Ann Andreasen
Editor: Scott Lazer & Chip Schneider
Sound Editing: Chip Schneider
Animal Trainers: Catherine Collignon
Assistant Director: Delphine Bertrand
Prop Master: Chrissy Premeaux
Special thanks to:
Frances Beinecke
Emmanuel Ferrand
Randy Garrett
Kickstarter
Marie-Louise Holm
Gabby Obremski
Tom Osterman
Linda Quinet
The Rising Waters ConFab
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation