Inhabitants of Svalbard spend 1/4 of the year in complete darkness and another 1/4 in broad daylight, this observational documentary will show not only how they cope but also how they thrive in such extreme conditions.

07/04/2022

On the 7th April 2022, we will be hosting our second event at Orange Rooms Southampton! Twice as **big**, and twice as many przes to be won in the **raffle!**

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18/11/2021

On the 18th November 2021, myself and my final major project crew hosted an event at Orange Rooms, Southampton to help raise funds for our up and coming project 78 Degrees North.

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What is 78 Degrees North?

78 Degrees North is a short documentary I am producing as part of my Final Major Project at Solent University. The film crew and I are travelling to the world’s northernmost town, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.

The subject matter of the film is about isolation and community free spirit. Inhabitants of Svalbard spend 2.5 months a year in the polar night, which is complete darkness, followed by 2.5 months of broad daylight called the midnight sun. How do they not only cope, but thrive in such extreme temperatures with a single airport and supply ship?

This is a question we plan on investigating as an observation.

Stay tuned on this space for frequent updates on how elements of the production is going!

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Any donations to our crowdfunder will be put towards various costs within the production, keep an eye out for rewards upon the larger donations!
If you are unable to donate money, please share the gofundme page with your friends and family, it really does go a long way!

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Research & Development Expedition

On the 18th November 2021, Rosie & I headed up to Svalbard for a research and development expedition. This trip consisted of us meeting with commercial business owners, residents, tour guides and students in Longyearbyen. During this time, we were given a couple of tours out of town to the WW2 airport and the last active coal mine in Svalbard where the temperature reached a painstaking -40 degrees!

We found this trip to be pivotal in understanding the narrative of our film after experiencing the raw elements of Svalbard. We were also able to calculate our budget precisely to save us from any financial scares early on.

Overall, this trip has sparked a passion and a vision for the film that was previously unseen, and we are more keen than ever to take it to the next step and progress further with the production!