THE POLAR FRAME
A feature length documentary film that will
take you to the edges of the earth.
ABOUT THE FILM
THE POLAR FRAME, the feature documentary from Sam Nuttmann and Michael Lewington, is an epic cinematic portrait of Norwegian ski expeditioner and photographer Kristin Folsland Olsen, as she travels to the frozen places on earth to capture incredible photographs of nature, wildlife, and people.
Explore Kristin’s past life of extreme ski expeditions and how forming survival skills in these situations led to her unique style of photography in some of the world’s most challenging environments.
After a critical ski accident that left Kristin with a fractured pelvis, she has had to endure chronic pain, fatigue, and other health issues that cannot be solved with simple modern medicine. Discover the power of cold exposure therapy, yoga, and other non-traditional healing practices, as Kristin travels down an uncertain path to healing.
Take a journey to the Arctic and Antarctic frozen worlds as Kristin leaves behind the life of extreme expedition goals and pieces together a new life focused on the little, beautiful moments of everyday living.
SometimeS
pushing yourself
to the limits
has a price.
mushrooms dot the landscape
the dense moss, rich with moisture, is a perfect growing medium for iceland’s many species of mushrooms. experienced mushroom hunters know to visit their favorite spots a few days after it rains to find the biggest variety.
an island created by volcanoes
iceland’s geothermic pools and black sand beaches create stunning compositions from the air. both are created by the island’s constant volcanic activity.
natural beauty in its rawest form
iceland’s surface is carved by water, originating from either its massive glaciers or abundant rainfall.
the sun’s angle at this latitude produces deep and contrasty colors, drawing out the blacks in the volcanic soil and saturating the greens from the grasses and moss.