Antarctic Voyage
Explore South Georgia’s topography and biodiversity in this breathtaking nature documentary!
April 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Filmmaker Kevin Schreck returns to The Lindsay on Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. for the Pennsylvania premiere of his new feature, Antarctic Voyage.
Our latest Emerging Filmmakers Showcase includes a screening of Antarctic Voyage; showings of two Schreck-directed short films, Aberrations of Light and The Duck of New York; and an in-person Q&A with Schreck himself. Tickets are free, but RSVPs are recommended in advance due to space limitations.
“I’m really glad that it’s going to happen at The Lindsay Theater,” Schreck says of his film’s Pennsylvania premiere. “I did have the intention of making this feel like a real cinematic experience. We put in everything we could to make everything pop and feel realized.”
Schreck, a former Robert Morris University visiting documentarian, tagged along on a four-week scientific voyage to the remote island of South Georgia and put together 48 minutes of breathtaking nature footage.
Antarctic Voyage is a can’t-miss documentary for fans of certain cold-weather animal species. Schreck vividly recalled the moment when about 300 swimming seals were joined by penguins, other birds and a family of humpback whales. (Yes, that footage made it into the documentary.)
“It was sort of like being on safari, but at sea in the Antarctic,” says Schreck. “All I could do was keep recording. It feels exciting and otherworldly, but it’s still part of our world.”
Schreck is a Minneapolis native and New York City resident who spent fall 2023 in Western Pennsylvania as an RMU fellow. He invested his time in this region teaching at RMU, screening his 2012 documentary Persistence of Vision at The Lindsay, and editing Antarctic Voyage into an all-encompassing adventure at the edge of the world.
Schreck met Dr. Samantha Monier, Antarctic Voyage’s main figure, during their undergraduate days at Bard College. Monier thought of him when she was looking for someone to film her voyage and help present her work in a dynamic fashion for future research-funding opportunities.
The film shows Monier and her fellow scientists at work and as people enjoying each other’s company. It’s also replete with footage of amazing scenery and South Georgia’s incredible biodiversity.
“In some ways, having it feel more intimate, handheld and from the POV of the scientists was different and a little more authentic,” says Schreck. “It feels a little more like actually being there, I hope.”
