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Synopsis

The unknown has long captured the imagination of explorers and visitors to Antarctica. 100 years after first setting foot on its icy shores, scientists are only beginning to discover its secrets. This award-winning film was the first nature documentary to be filmed under the Antarctic sea ice. Innovative photography reveals the other-worldly beauty of the submarine world, and the surprisingly rich life found in sub-zero temperatures - weddell seals, giant sponge and dragonfish. Under the Ice was an early offshore success for Natural History New Zealand.

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 Neil Harraway
 Andrew Penniket
 Paul Donovan

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 The Nature Collection

Awards

1989 Festival Mondial de la Mer
Prix Special

1990 Pacific Festival of International Nature Films
Award for Technical Innovation and Achievement in Underwater Photography

Tags

penguin, submarine, giant sponge, undersea, underwater, south pole , waddell seal, ice, dragon fish