Company: Stéphanie Gicquel
Country: FRANCE
Section: DOCUMENTARY TEAM SPORT
Discipline: Skiing
Year: 2016
Director: Stéphanie and Jérémie Gicquel
Editing: Stéphanie and Jérémie Gicquel
Actors: Stéphanie and Jérémie Gicquel
Photography: Stéphanie and Jérémie Gicquel
Soundtrack: Stéphanie and Jérémie Gicquel
Voice Off: Stéphanie Gicquel
Producer: Stéphanie and Jérémie Gicquel
Time: 30 min
Projection: Friday 18 November – 15.00 – Sala Donzelli
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Synopsis
2045 km, 74 days, -50°C. From November 14, 2014 to January 27, 2015, Stéphanie Gicquel skied across Antarctica through the South Pole, with two other polar explorers, including her husband Jérémie. An expedition she had imagined, planned and prepared for three years. This is notably the longest ski expedition for a woman in Antarctica without kiting. This is not only about adventure. It is mainly about the meaning of things, fear, freedom, fulfillment, and boldness. An invitation for everyone to live intensely, without fear nor regret. A testimony of being one with the Antarctic landmass – similar as a frozen ocean located 3,000 meters high, with ice waves shaped by the wind. A sanctuary where nature is so powerful and strong against explorers who dare to come, but at the same time so fragile.