Ice People
Following Antarctica's 21st Century Explorers
Unique in the genre of exploration and adventure films, ICE PEOPLE takes you on one of the earth's most seductive journeys--Antarctica.
Award-winning filmmaker Anne Aghion spent four months "on the ice" with modern-day polar explorers, to find out what drives dedicated researchers to leave the world behind in pursuit of science, and to capture the true experience of living and working in the earth's harshest environment. Inland from the familiar penguins and ice floes along the coast is a magical Antarctica of volcanoes, boulder-strewn valleys and ominous glaciers, accessible only to a small number of research teams.
ICE PEOPLE heads out into the "deep field" with noted scientists Allan Ashworth and Adam Lewis and two undergraduate students, where they scour across hundreds of miles in search of tiny, critical signs of life that would reveal the secrets of Antarctica's past. In fact, the discoveries they made during the filming--freeze-dried plants, crustaceans and insects alongside volcanic ash--gives evidence of a green Antarctica over 14 million years ago. These findings have made headlines around the world, and contribute to understanding the impact of climate change.
