As part of the Adventure Film Festival in La Rochelle, from November 15 to 21, the city’s aquarium is organizing, Tuesday, November 16, the screening of 3 films to revisit the adventures of the Under The Pole teams.
6:00 PM – On a March Below the Pole
A film by Thierry Robert – Docside Production, 52 min, France, 2010A team of explorers decides to organize an expedition that will take them from the geographic North Pole to the shores of Ellesmere Island in the far north of Canada. 800 kilometers to travel on skis, pulling 140-kilo pulkas each and diving under the ice to discover, explore, and film this underwater world before the ice cap disappears.7:30 PM – Under the Ice of Greenland
A film by Jean-Gabriel Leynaud – Docside Production, 52 min, France, 2015After a first expedition on foot to dive under the ice, the team takes us with them for a second expedition beneath the ice of Greenland. This time, aboard their polar sailboat, they achieve the feat of diving under extreme conditions, reaching depths no one had ever explored: up to 100 meters for long hours.
9:00 PM – Deep Hope, the Last Refuge
A film by Vincent Pérazio – Zed Production, 65 min, France, 2019In the heart of the five archipelagos of French Polynesia, underwater explorers Ghislain and Emmanuelle Bardout, accompanied by the Under the Pole team, lead an international scientific team to the most unknown planetary ecosystems: the deep corals.
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Meet the adventurers
Ghislain Bardout and Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout will also be present at a meeting « Adventure and Literature » as part of the festival. They will sign on this occasion their new book Between Two Worlds. Meet at the Encan space, Quai Louis Prunier, 17000 La Rochelle, on Thursday, November 18 at 2:00 PM. Access is free but registration is required to attend, as places are limited: