Polaris

description

A young girl raised by a polar bear pursues her destiny after escaping capture by brutal warriors’ intent on killing her mother.

Set in 2144 against the harsh backdrop of a frozen wasteland, Sumi, a human child raised by Mama Polar Bear, narrowly escapes capture from a brutal Morad hunting party and sets out across the vast winter landscape. When Sumi stumbles across Frozen Girl, an unlikely friendship is forged and together they race ahead of the vindictive hunters towards the only guiding light Sumi knows, the Polaris star.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022
Whistler Film Festival 2022
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2022
Sitges Film Festival 2022
MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival 2022
Available Light Film Festival 2023

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Writer/Director KC Carthew’s multiple-award winning debut feature, THE SUN AT MIDNIGHT (2017) starring Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (RESERVATION DOGS), sold worldwide and was released theatrically in Canada, the USA and Australia. Recognized for spectacular world-building in her visual storytelling, Carthew excels in bringing forth award-winning performances, cultivating innovation and pushing both technical and narrative elements to new heights in her work. POLARIS is her second feature film.