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Antarctica: A Year on Ice

Antarctica: A Year on Ice

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20137.31h 32m

Overview

Filling the giant screen with stunning time-lapse vistas of Antarctica, and detailing year-round life at McMurdo and Scott Base, Anthony Powell’s documentary is a potent hymn to the icy continent and the heavens above.

Directed by Anthony Powell
Written by Anthony Powell, Simon Price
Produced by Anthony Powell
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0M0

Top Cast

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Genevieve Bachman

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William Brotman

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Michael Christiansen

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Tom Hamann

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George Lampman

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Peter Lund

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Keri Nelson

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Casey O'Brien

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Anthony Powell

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Andrew Velman

Andrew Velman

Themes & Keywords

wildernessbiographyantarcticalandscape

About Antarctica: A Year on Ice

Antarctica: A Year on Ice is a drama, adventure, documentary film released in 2013 exploring themes of wilderness, biography, antarctica, landscape. Directed by Anthony Powell, it stars Genevieve Bachman, William Brotman, Michael Christiansen. Filling the giant screen with stunning time-lapse vistas of Antarctica, and detailing year-round life at McMurdo and Scott Base, Anthony Powell’s documentary is a potent hymn to the icy continent and the heavens above.

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