Journeys at The Extremes of Science

Werner Herzog, director of such acclaimed documentaries as Grizzly Man and Little Dieter Needs to Fly, offers his unique perspective on the South Pole in this film profiling the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station. Located on Ross Island, McMurdo Station is the headquarters of the National Science Foundation. Whether offering a detailed study of the unique survival training regimen that newcomers to McMurdo are obligated to endure or pondering the majestic beauty of a landscape where the discovery of three new species in a single day is something worth truly celebrating, Herzog boldly offers viewers the opportunity to visit one of the most inaccessible and awe-inspiring landscapes on the planet.
Herzog dedicated this film to Roger Ebert.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, an entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all time, when three expeditions simultaneously raced to the top, bottom, and heights of the world

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In March 2018, Escape Argot released the prominently cast Swiss trio to drummer Christoph Steiner (known from the band Hildegard learns to fly), his first joint album. Still Writing Letters enjoyed a very positive international response. The Confederation of Bern praised the "playful improvisational joke" of the "daring and enormously agile trio" and Bird Is The Worm was stunned to hear, "How suddenly they're ready to shift into the most delicate phrasing, making the transition seem as natural as thunder to lightning, pressure into peace. "Jazzzeitung. de: Due to their strong, homogeneous interaction, Escape Argot creates a very special sound, which unites musical opposites, grooving in a dreamlike way, determined by lyrical themes to soulful, unbridled improvisations.