On Thin Ice

Only 2 degrees more - what does that mean for the huge areas at the Russian polar circle? Wild animals, indigenous people and scientists have long been confronted with the consequences of climate change there. Unstoppable, perhaps irreversible, natural "foundations" of the Arctic are being shaken. Gigantic craters are opening in the permafrost. Taiga fires devastate entire regions, rivers mutate into rivulets and pack ice fields melt in record time. In the Russian Arctic, a "Pandora's Box" opens.

 

 

Director: Boas Schwarz

Boas Schwarz has been a freelance documentary filmmaker for over 15 years. As a director, producer and cameraman, he has realised numerous wildlife and nature films as well as high-quality reports and science formats for broadcasters such as ARTE, NDR, BBC and NatGeo. He is particularly specialised in challenging and remote locations. He works in small, multi-skilled teams in which each crew member takes on several tasks.

Director: Henry M. Mix

Henry is a producer, director and cameraman for natural history documentaries, and worked for a number of national and international networks, incl. NDR, ARTE, BBC, National Geographic and others. He worked as biodiversity expert for various environmental projects in Central Asia, Russia, Mongolia, Georgia and other countries. He is a board member of the German Species Conservation Foundation and was Series Producer of the so far biggest German natural history series (Wild Russia).

Germany
2020
52 Min.
German
6
Director: Boas Schwarz, Henry M. Mix
Script: Henry M. Mix, Boas Schwarz
Cinematography: Boas Schwarz, Vladimir Filippov
Editing: Mirco Tribanek
Music:
Editor: Ralf Fronz (MDR), Anett Sager (Arte)
Producer: Henry M. Mix, Altayfilm GmbH
Awards: Best Science Film 2020
Nominations: GREEN REPORT 2020,
Best Science Film 2020,
Heinz Sielmann Film Award 2020
Website URL: https://www.altay.film/