SHORT SYNOPSIS
Over a decade on Svalbard, the fastest warming place on earth, Norwegian filmmaker Asgeir witnesses the extraordinary life of polar bear Frost, a mother struggling to raise her cubs in a rapidly changing Arctic. His intimate journey with Frost transforms him from observer to storyteller, driven by his own passion to connect with nature and to reveal the devastating impact of climate change on this fragile ecosystem. As Asgeir confronts the consequences of human actions, he reflects on his meeting with Frost and ultimately asks: can empathy and understanding bridge the gap between humans and non-humans before it's too late?
Selected at EFM Doc/Fiction
Toolbox 2025
Winner of the Arctic Documentary Award at
CREDITS
Director and original idea: ASGEIR HELGSESTAD
Story editor: JESPER OSMUND
Writers: ASGEIR HELGESTAD, ANNE ELVEDAL, AGELIKI LEFKADITOU
Director of photography: ASGEIR HELGESTAD
Editor: ASGEIR HELGESTAD
Composer: RAYMOND ENOKSEN
Sound design: ANDERS TVETEN, ERIK WATLAND
Producer: AGELIKI LEFKADITOU, OLA HUNNES
Additional Photography: FRANCISCO MATTOS, AUGUSTUS MOLTUBAKK
Consultants: KLARA NILSSON GRUNNING, NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE & JANIC HEEN, VIKEN FILMSENTER
Advisors: HELLE HANSEN, GITTE HANSEN
Funded by: NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE, VIKEN FILMSENTER, THE FRITT ORD FOUNDATION, BERGESEN FOUNDATION
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Format: DOCUMENTARY
Length: 90 and 52 MIN
Master: 90 min 4K 16:9 and 2.39:1 scope and 52 min 4K 16:9
Shooting Format: 4K–8K
Languages: ENGLISH, NORWEGIAN
Country of origin: NORWAY
Production company: ARTIC LIGH AS