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Speechless: The Polar Realm
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Speechless: The Polar Realm

2015-05-01 · 45 min · ★ 7.0

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Beautifully filmed by New Zealand nature photographer Richard Sidey over the past decade around the polar regions, Speechless: The Polar Realm is a visual meditation of light, life, loss and wonder at the ends of the globe. This is the second film in Sidey’s non-verbal trilogy which is comprised of: - Landscapes at the World’s Ends (2010) - Speechless: The Polar Realm (2015) - Elementa (2020)

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Richard Sidey
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Galaxiid
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