

Polar Life
Cinema Expo 67
Polar Life’s novelty was its theatre, with the audience seated on a central rotating turntable in the middle of eleven fixed screens. Viewers have described the intricate juxtaposition of screen images and narration and the complex relationship created between moving spectators and multiple screens. Documentation images and scripts of the bilingual narration by Lise Payette and Patrick Watson show elaborate temporal and spatial representations of the Arctic and Antarctic regions: the Inuit in daily activities in the Canadian North; other northern peoples of Alaska, Lapland, and Siberia; and settlers from the South, scientists, explorers, and other inhabitants of the landscape, including reindeer, bears, and birds. Archival film footage of early northern explorers, combined with newly shot documentary footage, was edited across the various screens to create spatial relationships that are sometimes coherent, sometimes fragmented.
- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- English
- canada
- multi screen
- expo67
Top billed cast
Gallery

Release dates
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)1967 Montreal World's Fair22 Apr 1967
Frequently asked questions
- When was Polar Life released?
- Polar Life was released on 22 April 1967.
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- Is there a Hindi trailer for Polar Life?
- No verified Hindi trailer for Polar Life is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of Polar Life?
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- Who directed Polar Life?
- Polar Life (1967) was directed by Graeme Ferguson.
- How long is Polar Life?
- Polar Life runs for 18m.












