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2019 · Movie · 10m

Ice Edge

Ice Edge is a short documentary about a group of surfers trying to make surfboards out of ice. It follows the process from freezing the boards, shaping them and taking them out into the sea. There is a lot of trying and failing. Will it work at all? The boards are slippery, and they melt very fast. Everything needs to work simultaneously: The surfers must be ready. The boards cannot crack. The perfect wave must come. Ice Edge is a film where nature and people play together.

My take

A meditative exploration of absurd ambition meets nature's indifference. Watch people pursue an impossible dream—surfing ice boards—and find something unexpectedly profound in the failure itself. Perfect for anyone who loves watching humans test the limits of what shouldn't work.

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Cast

Pontus HallinMattias HornqvistLisa BlomOskar Nordin

Directors

Inge WeggeJorn Nyseth Ranum

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