Movies

I was lucky enough to see this film at the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck, Michigan. This was a wonderful documentary directed by Luc Jacquet which follows penguins traveling to their breeding ground in Antarctica.Narrated by Morgan Freeman, it's beautiful and I loved the way it didn't just point a camera at penguins and say how they live, this one actually told a story. If it wasn't narrated, you would still be able to follow the basic idea of the film. The countless penguins travel a very long distance to breed. It's very interesting to watch these penguins, they go through so many ordeals just to have kids.It's in the style of Winged Migration, the scenery is a character. If you get the chance to see this film I recommend it, it's wonderful to look at and it's impossible not to love the penguins.

I recently saw this film at the Waterfront Film Festival in Michigan and I can say it's one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.Narrated by Morgan Freeman, it follows the annual journey that penguins and their mates endure to bring a newborn penguin into the world. This film has some of the most amazing footage I've ever see in a documentary ... including underwater footage beneath the ice of penguins feeding and being fed on. Footage so amazing that I heard one viewer saying how it must have been CGI as he left the venue.If you have any interest in nature, penguins, or just want to see a touching story of the amazing journey that penguins make simply to perpetuate their breed, definitely check this film out in theatres. It's a masterpiece.

This is a remarkably beautiful portrayal of the yearly activities of Emperor penguins in Antarctica. It shows the grueling existence of this flightless bird which goes through torturous marches year after year to continue the species. The whole thing is done so that one egg, cared for by both male and female, can survive. These marvelous French documentarians are able to capture the intense pain and dedication of this species. What one forgets at times is that there are people with cameras following their every move, that they are going on the same march as the penguins (granted they have tents and state of the art survival equipment). This beautifully captures the gorgeous species and their communal being and their sacrifice (if it is sacrifice or simply instinct). An excellent nature documentary).