The Great Thaw

Short Documentary Film, AT 2024, DCP, 45 min, kein Dialog
Program: Kurzdokumentarfilm Programm 2

You can watch the great thaw: and listen to it. The Great Thaw lets the dramatically changing nature of the Arctic region speak for itself. Permafrost, forests, rock masses react relentlessly. A truly beautiful symphony about the impending doom.

Director: Michaela Grill, Karl Lemieux
Script: Michaela Grill, Karl Lemieux
Camera: Michaela Grill, Karl Lemieux
Editor: Michaela Grill, Karl Lemieux
Location Sound: Nick Kuepfer
Music: Nick Kuepfer
Sounddesign: Nick Kuepfer
Additional Credits: Wissenschaftliche Beratung: Jennifer Watts (Woodwell Climate Research Center); Zusätzliche wissenschaftliche Beratung: Dr. Christopher Burn (Carleton University, Ottawa); Zusätzliche Recherchen und Produktionsassistenz: Peter Burton; Berater Bildrestaurierung: Patrick Bergeron
Producers: Michaela Grill
World Sales: sixpackfilm
Distribution in Austria: sixpackfilm
Funded by: Canada Council for the Arts
Woodwell Climate Research Center
Stadt Wien MA 7
BMKÖS – Kunst und Kultur
World Premiere: Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal 2024
Austrian Premiere: this human world – International Human Rights Film Festival 2024
Production format: analog+digital