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ICEMAN is a poetic and deeply human documentary that intertwines the stark beauty of the Arctic with the extraordinary life of climate scientist Konrad Koni Steffen.
In August 2020, the scientific community was shaken by the news that Steffen had vanished while working on Greenland's vast ice sheet. For a man who understood the dangers of the ice better than almost anyone, his disappearance raised haunting questions: how could the very landscape he studied so carefully claim his life?
Through intimate conversations with colleagues, friends, and family, ICEMAN paints a portrait of a charismatic and driven scientist whose relentless curiosity pushed him to the farthest edges of the world. Those closest to him reflect on the passion that first drew him north, the risks he accepted in pursuit of knowledge, and the profound impact of his work documenting the Arctic's slow transformation under climate change.
Returning to the frozen landscapes that both inspired and ultimately claimed him, the film becomes a meditation on devotion, discovery, and the fragile balance between humanity and nature. ICEMAN is not only the story of a scientist, but of a life shaped by wonder, obsession, and the ice that was both his calling and his final resting place.
- Year01/06/2025 00:00
- Runtime1:30:00
- LanguageEnglish, German, Swiss German
- CountryDenmark, Greenland, Switzerland, United States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish, German, Swiss German
- AwardsSolothurn Filmfestival Solothurn January 24, 2025 World Premiere Nomination Audience Award Switzerland 41st Warsaw International Film Festival Warsaw October 11, 2025 International Premier Poland Riviera International Film Festival Sestri Levanti Italian Premier Official Selection Italy
- DirectorCorina Gamma
- ScreenwriterCorina Gamma
- ProducerDanielle Giuliani, Patrick Merkle
- FilmmakerCorina Gamma
ICEMAN is a poetic and deeply human documentary that intertwines the stark beauty of the Arctic with the extraordinary life of climate scientist Konrad Koni Steffen.
In August 2020, the scientific community was shaken by the news that Steffen had vanished while working on Greenland's vast ice sheet. For a man who understood the dangers of the ice better than almost anyone, his disappearance raised haunting questions: how could the very landscape he studied so carefully claim his life?
Through intimate conversations with colleagues, friends, and family, ICEMAN paints a portrait of a charismatic and driven scientist whose relentless curiosity pushed him to the farthest edges of the world. Those closest to him reflect on the passion that first drew him north, the risks he accepted in pursuit of knowledge, and the profound impact of his work documenting the Arctic's slow transformation under climate change.
Returning to the frozen landscapes that both inspired and ultimately claimed him, the film becomes a meditation on devotion, discovery, and the fragile balance between humanity and nature. ICEMAN is not only the story of a scientist, but of a life shaped by wonder, obsession, and the ice that was both his calling and his final resting place.
- Year01/06/2025 00:00
- Runtime1:30:00
- LanguageEnglish, German, Swiss German
- CountryDenmark, Greenland, Switzerland, United States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish, German, Swiss German
- AwardsSolothurn Filmfestival Solothurn January 24, 2025 World Premiere Nomination Audience Award Switzerland 41st Warsaw International Film Festival Warsaw October 11, 2025 International Premier Poland Riviera International Film Festival Sestri Levanti Italian Premier Official Selection Italy
- DirectorCorina Gamma
- ScreenwriterCorina Gamma
- ProducerDanielle Giuliani, Patrick Merkle
- FilmmakerCorina Gamma