Queen Without Land

“Queen Without Land” (2018)

Director: Asgeir Helgestad

Country: Norway

Run time: 52 minutes

Languages: Norwegian, English (captions)

An epic journey that reveals the struggle of a female polar bear and her cubs as the ice melts under their paws. This is an unpretentious and sensitive film on the encounters between Frost, the polar bear, and a Norwegian wildlife filmmaker in Svalbard. Rising temperatures are responsible for dramatic changes in Frost’s ecosystem as the ice melt. Helgestad captures the dazzling beauty of the Arctic as well as its vast landscapes, unforgettable light and various lifeforms all struggling for survival, from microscopic algae to huge walruses. While avoiding didactic and normative interpretations, the film is an insightful reflection on man’s place on Earth and an homage to life.

Saturday, April 13. 10:00 am (BALLROOM A)

 

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