Speechless: The Polar Realm (2015)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 45M
Director : Richard Sidey
Synopsis
Beautifully filmed by New Zealand nature photographer Richard Sidey over the past decade around the polar regions, Speechless: The Polar Realm is a visual meditation of light, life, loss and wonder at the ends of the globe. This is the second film in Sidey’s non-verbal trilogy which is comprised of:
- Landscapes at the World’s Ends (2010)
- Speechless: The Polar Realm (2015)
- Elementa (2020)
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