In the Arctic, ice is both all around and constantly disappearing. “Utuqaq” explores climate change from the perspective of this beautiful and vital element, as four researchers embark on an expedition to drill ice cores in subzero temperatures.
Cinematography
Ice never looked this alive or this doomed.
Sound
The silence speaks louder than any narration.
Director
Iva Radivojević
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Radivojević centers Greenlandic Inuit narrator Aviaja Lyberth, rejecting the typical white-explorer documentary gaze.
The title 'Utuqaq' means 'the future' in Iñupiaq—ironic given the ice's vanishing timeline.
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