Mighty Indeed: Sea ice scientists shine in award-winning film
Antarctic science has hit the big screen in this year’s national Doc Edge Festival, with the story of three women studying sea ice near Scott Base taking home two awards.
Mighty Indeed premiered at HOYTS EntX in Antarctic Gateway City, Ōtautahi Christchurch, on Wednesday 16 July to a sold-out crowd.
The film follows three generations of scientists studying sea ice in a changing climate, and what it will mean for the planet. Dr Natalie Robinson, Antarctica New Zealand scholarship recipient Jacqui Stuart and Prof Pat Langhorne feature in the film, which showcases their ground-breaking research, and what it’s like to work in the most extreme environment on Earth.
Mighty Indeed’s director, Vanessa Wells, travelled to Scott Base in 2019 as part of Antarctica New Zealand’s Community Engagement Programme and was supported by our team on the ice.
Doc Edge is an Academy Awards qualifying festival for feature and short documentary films. Mighty Indeed was awarded Best New Zealand Feature and Best Director at the festival’s annual awards.
Other outputs of Vanessa’s time on ice include a children’s play that toured New Zealand primary schools, a short documentary that plays on loop at the International Antarctic Centre, and a piece on the number 4 for Sesame Street.
Mighty Indeed has further screenings in Christchurch and Wellington on Friday 18 July. It will then be available to watch online on the Doc Edge website from 28 July to 24 August.
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