Ice People

Offering a rare glimpse of scientists at work under extreme physical conditions, Ice People visits some intrepid geologists in Antarctica in search of evidence of a million-year-old alpine lake ecosystem. Filmmaker Anne Aghion and her cameras witness the breathtaking natural beauty as the six-month Antarctic night subsides; document the geologists' tedious and difficult field work; and capture the strained interpersonal dynamics between the few academics and the much larger support staff at the famed American-run McMurdo research station.