Overview
It would be a crime to watch this film anywhere but in the cinema. Stunning time lapse vistas of the icy continent fill the screen. Self taught director, producer and photographer Anthony Powell first went to work at Scott Base as a telecom technician in 1998. He designed and built camera systems that could function in the extreme cold of the Antarctic winter. Since then his time-lapse photography has gained a huge global audience on YouTube and other websites.
Footage amassed over a 15-year-period has been integrated into a fascinating and often funny first-hand account of what it's like to live, work and play on the ice. Firemen, technicians and managers are asked to reflect on why they keep returning or never want to leave. Watch the film and no doubt you'll be able to relate to what draws them back.
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