Ice People is a documentary film directed by Anne Aghion about the research of Allan Ashworth[1] and Adam Lewis [2] in Antarctica. Produced by Dry Valleys Productions, this 2008 film portrays the scientists discovering fossils from 13.9 million years ago.[3] The film premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in April 2008[4] and was screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2008.[5] This film aired on Sundance Channel in 2009.[3]
| Ice People | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot of Allan Ashworth and Adam Lewis looking for fossils in the McMurdo Dry Valleys | |
| Directed by | Anne Aghion |
| Written by | Anne Aghion |
| Produced by | Anne Aghion |
| Starring | Allan Ashworth Adam Lewis |
| Edited by | Nadia Ben Rachid |
| Distributed by | Dry Valleys Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Antarctica |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editIce People brings Anne Aghion and her crew to Antarctica where they spent four months following the lives of North Dakota State University geologist professors Allan Ashworth and Adam Lewis, as well as the McMurdo Station staff over four months. The film crew then followed the professors and two undergraduate students into the field where they camped out and shot in conditions of extreme cold and winds that ranged from -50 °C/-60 °F to 0 °C/32 °F. The film shows the scientific team scouring ancient emptied lakebeds in the hope of finding evidence of plants and insects that would prove that the world's coldest continent was once warm and verdant roughly 14 to 20 million years ago.
References
edit- ^ "Allan Ashworth homepage". www.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Dr. Adam R Lewis, Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University". www.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ a b Bergeson, Steve (2008-08-11). "Research Team Advances Knowledge of Antarctica's Climate History". Newswise Science News. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Films/Ice People". San Francisco International Film Festival. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ ""Ice People" Premieres at Jerusalem Film Festival". Newswise. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
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