SHORT SYNOPSIS
For ten years, Norwegian filmmaker Asgeir has followed the extraordinary life of a polar bear named Frost – a mother struggling to raise her cubs in a rapidly changing Arctic. What begins as observation slowly becomes an intimate journey of survival and love, conflict and loss, transforming Asgeir from a quiet witness into a storyteller.
Driven by a deep connection to nature, he seeks to reveal the devastating impact of climate change on Frost’s home, Svalbard – the fastest-warming place on earth. As Asgeir confronts the consequences of human actions, he reflects on his encounters with Frost and asks: can empathy and understanding bridge the gap between humans and other animals before it’s too late?
Selected at EFM Doc/Fiction
Toolbox 2025
Winner of the Arctic Documentary Award at
CREDITS
Director and original idea: ASGEIR HELGESTAD
Editor: HELGE BILLING, ASGEIR HELGESTAD
Story editor: JESPER OSMUND
Writers: ASGEIR HELGESTAD, ANNE ELVEDAL, AGELIKI LEFKADITOU
Director of photography: ASGEIR HELGESTAD
Composer: RAYMOND ENOKSEN
Sound design: ANDERS TVETEN, ERIK WATLAND
Additional Photography: FRANCISCO MATTOS, INGE WEGGE, AUGUSTUS MOLTUBAKK, ISMAELE TORTELLA
Producer: AGELIKI LEFKADITOU, ASGEIR HELGESTAD, OLA HUNNES
Co-producer: INGE WEGGE, YNGVAR CHRISTENSEN
Executive Producer: GITTE HANSEN, HELLE HANSEN
Consultants: KLARA NILSSON GRUNNING & CHARLOTTE RØHDER TVEDT, NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE / JANIC HEEN, VIKEN FILMSENTER
Funded by: NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE, NORDISK FILM & TV FOND, VIKEN FILMSENTER, ARTS COUNCIL NORWAY, THE AUDIO AND VISUAL FUND, THE FRITT ORD FOUNDATION, ARCTIC FILM NORWAY, BERGESEN FOUNDATION, NORSK FILMDISTRIBUSJON, DR SALES, NRK, SVT, RUV
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Format: DOCUMENTARY
Length: 96
Master: 4K 16:9 and 2.39:1 scope
Shooting format: 4K–8K
Languages: NORWEGIAN (AND ENGLISH)
Country of origin: NORWAY
Filming country: NORWAY (SVALBARD)
Production company: ARTIC LIGHT
Co-production: LOFOTEN FILM COLLECTIVE
International distribution: DR SALES
Distribution Norway (cinema): NORSK FILMDISTRIBUSJON
Distribution Denmark (cinema): ANGEL FILMS
Broadcasters: NRK, SVT, RUV