Poles Apart

Overview

Things are getting chilly at ACMI cinemas, and we're not just talking about the air-conditioning. Presented as part of the Art + Climate = Change festival, which aims to draw attention to environmental issues through art, Poles Apart will showcase four stunningly photographed documentaries set at the two coldest and most unforgiving places on earth.

The season begins on April 18 with Anthony Powell’s Antarctica: A Year on Ice. Ten years in the making, and presented mostly in timelapse, this mesmerising doco reveals not only the stark beauty of the Antarctic environment, but delves into the everyday lives of the community workers who man the continent's remote research stations.

On the other side of the globe, meanwhile, Last Days of the Arctic follows famed Icelandic photographer Ragnar ‘Rax’ Axelsson, as he chronicles the tangible effects of climate change in the white wilderness of Iceland and Greenland. Rounding out the program, Art from the Arctic and Expedition to the End of the World both follow groups of artists and scientists as they travel deep into the frozen waters of the Arctic Circle.

For exact screening dates, visit the ACMI website.