An unforgettable evening of storytelling from the coldest place on Earth.

The New Zealand Antarctic Society is proud to present a curated selection of captivating short films from the heart of Antarctica. This compelling programme blends stunning documentary footage that reveals the continent’s stark beauty and unforgiving conditions with inventive, often humorous, entries from the Winter International Film Festival of Antarctica’s 48-Hour Challenge, an annual showcase of creativity and resilience from those who live and work on the Ice.

But before that, Oliver Sutherland will entertain us with a description of his time as a young zoology student studying penguins, skuas and seals at Cape Royds in 1962/63, when he was the last person to occupy Shackleton’s Hut. We’ll take a 20 minute break to recover from that, then launch into the movies.