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Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South

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Oceanographer Oscar Schofield and a team of researchers try to understand climate change by studying its effects on a rapidly declining species of penguin.

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Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 05/14/2015
Combining those stirringly shot vistas with easy-to-digest scientific fact-finding, the documentary is not so much a call to action as a moving portrait ... Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 04/16/2015
"Antarctic Edge" illustrates its points effectively, providing vivid evidence of how shrinking ice at the South Pole affects climates across the globe. Go to Full Review Sara Stewart New York Post 04/15/2015
2/4
Doesn't feel likely to hold the average film viewer's attention, and makes Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" seem like a summer action flick by comparison. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 04/19/2015
B
Dena Seidel's straight-ahead documentary captures the majestic beauty of the West Antarctic peninsula where the ice-sheet melt has been deemed "unstoppable." Go to Full Review Daniel Eagan Film Journal International 04/17/2015
Those who already worry about climate change will find their fears reinforced. Climate deniers will most likely need stronger hectoring to be persuaded. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/04/2017 gave me a better understanding of somethings, i thought it is very informative and go explore somewhere i would never go See more 09/08/2016 Great shots and commentary accompany this doc. Which does well at describing the effects being observed, but never properly attempts to get at the root cause. See more 08/28/2015 The most important issue of our time/ See more Read all reviews
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Dena Seidel

Director

Dena Seidel

Writer

Richard Ludescher

Executive Producer

Dena Seidel

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Oceanographer Oscar Schofield and a team of researchers try to understand climate change by studying its effects on a rapidly declining species of penguin.
Director
Dena Seidel
Producer
Dena Seidel
Screenwriter
Dena Seidel
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Rutgers University
Genre
Documentary, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 17, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.5K
Runtime
1h 12m