
Ice Ball - Best Documentary Short: PDXFF 2020
Legendary polar explorer Will Steger, moved to the Minnesotan wilderness at age 25. Reliant on sustainable energy, the lost art of cutting ice became the means for refrigeration, ultimately building a community around the experience. This annual harvest formed a tradition spanning fifty years that became known as the “Ice Ball”.
In a celebration of human innovation and interconnection, Ice Ball embodies one man’s attempt to move society forward, without leaving the past behind.
- Year2019
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryAustralia & US
- RatingG
- NoteBest Documentary Short: PDXFF 2020
- DirectorNathaniel Schmidt
- ProducerSimon Williams, Tanya Silver, Brendon Skiner
- CinematographerKyle Moe, Eric Schleicher
- EditorDavid Scarborough
- ComposerNick Mihalevich
- Sound DesignYvonne Murray, Tom Heuzenroeder
Ice Ball - Best Documentary Short: PDXFF 2020
Legendary polar explorer Will Steger, moved to the Minnesotan wilderness at age 25. Reliant on sustainable energy, the lost art of cutting ice became the means for refrigeration, ultimately building a community around the experience. This annual harvest formed a tradition spanning fifty years that became known as the “Ice Ball”.
In a celebration of human innovation and interconnection, Ice Ball embodies one man’s attempt to move society forward, without leaving the past behind.
- Year2019
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryAustralia & US
- RatingG
- NoteBest Documentary Short: PDXFF 2020
- DirectorNathaniel Schmidt
- ProducerSimon Williams, Tanya Silver, Brendon Skiner
- CinematographerKyle Moe, Eric Schleicher
- EditorDavid Scarborough
- ComposerNick Mihalevich
- Sound DesignYvonne Murray, Tom Heuzenroeder