Kenai Fjords National Park
Where Ice and Ocean Meet, a theater film for Kenai Fjords National Park, weaves a story of glacial change, an exceptionally rich ecosystem, and cultural continuity into a compelling portrait of a unique American treasure. Kenai Fjords, located in south-central Alaska, is a landscape carved by ice. It has some of the richest wildlife in the National Park system, and its fjords are home to seals, orcas, humpbacks, Steller sea lions and an extraordinary variety of seabirds. We captured dramatic footage of calving glaciers; many of the park’s glaciers have retreated significantly in recent decades.
Filming in a mixture of 4K and HD footage, and working mostly from the park’s 53-foot vessel, the M/V Serac, the North Shore team produced Where Ice and Ocean Meet, and short films on orca research, glaciers and the temperate rainforest for Kenai Fjords.
Project Details:
A twenty minute theater film as well as three educational shorts.
Number of distinct orca pods encountered during filming: 3.
Total miles of coastline in Kenai Fjords National Park: 3,600.
Places in the world where this unique fjord estuary ecosystem is found: 6.
Percentage of the park that is covered in ice: 51%.
Awards & Festivals:
Emmy Award
1st Place, Documentary Film, NAI Media Awards
Official Selection, American Conservation Film Festival
