CTV TELEVISION SERIES (2003 - 2006)
X-Quest Series
X-Quest is a series of adventure documentaries produced by Frank Wolf (2003-2006) that capture the essence of extreme, self-propelled exploration in the world's most demanding environments.
The episodes aired on the Canadian television networks CTV, CBC, and CTV Travel.
Bikes on Ice (2003)
Retracing the 2000 km winter route of the 1900 Gold Rush by bicycle. Frank and his team cycle the frozen Yukon River from Dawson City to Nome, Alaska, in the footsteps of legendary stampeders Hirschberg and Jesson.
Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host, Expedition Leader.
Documentary film follows a team of 3 cyclists as they retrace the century-old cycling journey of two gold miners through the Yukon/Alaska Backcountry. Aired on CTV, CBC, and CTV Travel, 2003-present. 46 minutes.
Awards: Finalist in the category of Best Documentary at the Yorkton Film Festival (2004), official selection of the Whistler Film Festival (2003) and Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2004).
‘Taming the Motoco’ (2004)
Documentary film follows an eccentric group of Argentine explorers as they ramble around the Motoco River Valley in Patagonia.
Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host.
Aired as an episode of X-Quest series on CTV and CTV Travel in 2005. 46 minutes.
‘Tiger Tracking on the Nam Pha’ (2004)
Documentary film chronicles a team of adventurers as they search for the Asian Water Tiger down a remote white water river in Laos.
Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host.
Aired as an episode of X-Quest series on CTV and CTV Travel in 2005. 46 minutes.
Awards: Finalist in Category of best Adventure Travel Film at Reel Paddling Film Festival (2006) and official selection of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2006).
Across Asgaard (2005)
A millennium-old Viking/Sami trade route is retraced as the team paddles and portages 800 km from the Norwegian coast through Sweden and Finland, 200 km above the Arctic Circle.
Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host, Expedition Leader.
Documentary film chronicles two Canadian adventurers as they try to canoe across Norway, Sweden and Finland via an old Viking trade route. Aired on CTV and CTV Travel in 2005. 46 minutes.
Awards: Winner of best Adventure Travel Film at the Reel Paddling Film Festival (2006) and official selection of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2006) and Waterwalker Film Festival (2006).
Shining Island (2006)
A 900 km sea kayak circumnavigation of the Haida Gwaii archipelago. This episode documents the raw beauty of the North Pacific and the rich cultural heritage of the Haida people.
Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Host, Expedition Leader.
Documentary film follows the adventures of three kayakers as they attempt to circumnavigate Haida Gwaii’s remote Graham Island in the North Pacific. Airing as an episode of X-Quest on CTV and CTV Travel in 2006. 46 minutes.
Awards: Winner in category of 'Best Sea Kayaking Film' at the 2007 Reel Paddling Film Festival.
Backspace: Sandakan Death March (2006)
Frank was profiled in this episode of Chum Television's 'Backspace' as an Outpost Magazine photographer covering the story of the Sandakan Death March.
In 1945, 2500 Australian and British POW's died at the hands of the Japanese during forced jungle marches in Borneo. In 2006, Kevin Vallely and Frank Wolf joined 9 Australian military personnel as they retraced the 250 km route for the first time in 61 years.
22 minutes in length.
