Edge of Ice

Edge of Ice

55 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1986

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.

Edge of Ice

55 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1986

Edge of Ice
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.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Edge of Ice
Directors William Hansen
Writers

Cast

Vlasta Vrana

as Narrator

Seemee Nookiguak

as Narrator