Mar 17: Encounters at the End of the World (2007) dir. Werner Herzog
This post takes me back to 2008 and my close encounter with Werner Herzog, although sadly I never got to meet him in person.
Encounters at the End of the World was nominated for an Oscar. It was filmed in Antarctica and was a documentary featuring scientists who worked there.Werner Herzog turned his lens to the quirky inhabitants of the remote Antarctic community, McMurdo Station. Encounters at the End of the World is a visually stunning exploration of human interaction with mother-nature.
The Manchester Cornerhouse invited teachers and students to a one-off event organised in collaboration with Revolver Entertainment and The Geographical Association. This involved a full screening of Werner Herzog’s 2007 film Encounters at the End of the World (Certificate U) for students and teachers of GCSE, AS and A2 level Geography.
The publicity went on:
"To accompany the screening, Alan Parkinson from The Geographical Association will provide a handout and online resource to enable students and teachers to work on themes related to the film back in school or college."
The film engages with themes included in many of the new Geography GCSE and GCE specifications including Extreme Environments and Living Geography.
The resources are available here:
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