Filmmakers Sara Dosa and Lars Ostenfeld, whose docs “Fire of Love” and “Into the Ice” are vying for the top Dox:Award at Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, have opened up about the creativ…
, whose docs “Fire of Love” and “Into the Ice” are vying for the top Dox:Award at Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, have opened up about the creative challenges of making films about science and climate change during a morning talk at the fest’s industry events.
“I am endlessly curious about the human relationship with nature, specifically through the lens of myth or allegory – and how a central metaphor can tease out wider themes about the sentience of the natural world, breaking down this false narrative of a distinction between humans and nature.” Overcoming his fear of helicopter flight, Ostenfeld found himself looking down into a 180 meter deep dark ice hole.
While he hadn’t initially planned on being in the film, Ostenfeld soon realized that the best way to connect the three expeditions, which had been delayed by the pandemic, was to go along himself. “It was a balance between trying to make it accurate but also playful,” she explained, citing a scene featuring Indonesia’s Krakatoa to which they added dinosaur sounds.
While the protagonists in both their films are scientists, Dosa and Ostenfeld made the choice not to overload the viewer with scientific information. Ostenfeld explained how he was told, when initially pitching his film, that “climate change isn’t sexy.” After securing initial funds from a scientific foundation, he was able to bring back footage from Greenland and show commissioners that it was.
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