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Edge of Ice

1986 55 min
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This feature documentary highlights the nature of Arctic sea ice, and its crucial importance to life in the Far North. Underwater photography presents rare views of some of the most spectacular wildlife, with micro- and macro-photography enhancing the world within the individual ice crystals. Footage from Inuit hunting camps at the floe’s edge illuminate the relationship between the Arctic people and their intricate ecosystem.

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This feature documentary highlights the nature of Arctic sea ice, and its crucial importance to life in the Far North. Underwater photography presents rare views of some of the most spectacular wildlife, with micro- and macro-photography enhancing the world within the individual ice crystals. Footage from Inuit hunting camps at the floe’s edge illuminate the relationship between the Arctic people and their intricate ecosystem.

  • director
    William Hansen
  • script
    William Hansen
  • producer
    William Hansen
    Bruce Mackay
    Adam Symansky
  • executive producer
    Peter Katadotis
  • photography
    Mosesee Kiponik
    William Hansen
    Eric Chamberlain
    Richard Bujold
  • sound
    David Poisey
  • editing
    Bruce Mackay
  • sound editing
    Wojtek Klis
    Bruce Mackay
  • re-recording
    Hans Peter Strobl
  • narrator
    Vlasta Vrana
    Seemee Nookiguak
  • music
    Neil Smolar
  • consultant
    Max Dunbar

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