The Arctic is a majestic world. A legendary blanket of ice shelters its rich wildlife, from bowhead whales and polar bears to tiny plankton and algae. At the end of each spring, after long months of darkness, the sun shines for 24 hours a day and all living species gather at the floe edge — where ice meets open ocean —for a feeding frenzy. 

But global warming is melting the perennial polar ice at an alarming rate and Canadian extreme divers and cinematographers, Jill Heinerth and Mario Cyr, are concerned. In 2018, they combined their formidable skills to investigate how Arctic wildlife is adjusting to changes in their habitat. Things do not go as expected, and as they search for animals and travel over the ice, they experience first-hand the repercussions of rapid climate change. 

https://vimeo.com/358914383

Odyssée sous les glaces suit Jill Heinerth et Mario Cyr, deux plongeurs-cinéastes en expédition dans l’Arctique. Ils veulent documenter la fonte des glaces due au réchauffement de l’Arctique et ses conséquences sur la faune polaire et le climat.