ROPL Movie Screening
ROPL Movie Screening
Thu, Oct 13
07:00 PM - 08:45 PM
Friends Auditorium
Join local film producer Paul Daniels on Thursday, October 13 at 7:00 pm in the Friends Auditorium for a screening of his documentary, “Living in the Shadow of the Moon-Dog: A South Pole Diary".
”Moon-Dog captures the winterover life of 50 people at the U.S. Antarctic research station “South Pole,” located on the highest, driest, coldest continent on earth. A combination of - 100ºF temperatures, fierce storms, hypoxia, stress and the unexpected illness of the station’s doctor all conspire to push people to their limits.
Just days before Paul C. Daniels left Detroit to spend nine months locked into the most remote and isolated outpost on the face of the earth, he bought a Sony-Handy-Cam to keep a video-diary of his experience. He captured everything from melting ice for drinking water, to his five jobs, to his social life as a “POLIE.” Through equipment failures, conflict and crisis the crew could rely on no one but each other to survive.
Despite insomnia, lack of oxygen and exhaustion that clouded his thoughts, plagued his winter and pushed him to his limits, the rewards at the South Pole were great. Experience a South Pole winterover with Paul C. Daniels. The film is 76 minutes long and Paul will lead us in a short discussion after the film. Copies of the film will be available for purchase.
Registration is requested. Limit 100. Fill out the form below or call the Youth Reference Desk at 248-246-3727 to sign up for the free program. Sponsored by the Friends of the Royal Oak Public Library.
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