George Divoky’s patient documentation of an Alaskan Black Guillemot colony on the shrinking sea ice was one of the world’s first documented evidence of climate change, introducing George as a reluctant hero in the climate change movement.

George Divoky has returned to the rugged conditions of Alaska’s coastline every year since 1972 to collect data on a dwindling Black Guillemot colony. His patient observations of the arctic seabird’s population on shrinking sea ice was one of the world’s first documented evidence of climate change, thrusting him into the spotlight. In director Kevin McMahon’s sensitive homage to a scientist driven to observe the sea bird’s story in its rapidly changing environment, George wrestles with becoming a reluctant hero in the climate change movement, and coming to terms with the meaning of his life’s journey on his remote arctic island paradise. – PLANET IN FOCUS

Join us at the Paradise Theatre for a conversation with director/producer, Kevin McMahon, producer, Michael McMahon, and subject of the film, George Divoky, after the screening.

Preceded by ARCTIC ICE: UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN by Michelle Sanders

‘Arctic Ice: Under The Midnight Sun’ is a collaboration between filmmaker Michelle Sanders and composer Alice Boyd. An audiovisual exploration of the beauty of Arctic ice – and the perils it faces – the film is a love letter to an ecosystem on which we all depend, one which is rapidly disappearing.

Described by legendary music producer Brian Eno as “Beautiful” and by acclaimed filmmaker Tom Mustill as “Mesmerising, unnerving and playful. An intriguing and beautiful film that lets you have your own thoughts and changes you a little in the tiny time you watch it. So full of textures I wanted to reach out and touch it. I love this film.“ the film seeks to break traditional formats, reaching into the emotions of sea ice and reminding us, tangibly, what is at stake in a rapidly warming world. – PLANET IN FOCUS

Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.