Life on Earth begins and ends with Greenland. Researcher Minik Rosing’s landmark discovery of the first life contrasts with the melting ice masses in Ivalo Frank’s tribute to her beautiful homeland.

Our most basic understanding of the origins of life was recently turned upside down when Greenlandic scientist Minik Rosing discovered the first traces of life on Earth in a small fjord near Isua. His discovery predated all previous traces of life by over 300 million years. Life began in Greenland. But at the same time, its melting ice masses are accelerating day by day, and scientists around the world agree that it could drown our entire civilisation if it is allowed to continue. The end of life will also start from Greenland.

Director Ivalo Frank’s new film is a tribute to her vast, scenic country, caught between two extremes: the beginning and the end of life on Earth as we know it. Between the dizzying concept of deep time and the acceleration of modernity, Frank’s film anchors itself in its own moment through the encounter with a group of children from the village of Kangaatsiaq who fall in love, form friendships and struggle with loss and longing.

Dir. Ivalo Frank - 73min - 2022 - Greenland, Denmark, Germany

"Positioning Greenland as a space between the beginning and the end of the human race is more than a weighty statement; it is a call to action, as Frank’s emphasis on the precious minutiae of life powerfully foregrounds the simple pleasures that are at risk of extinction....a love letter to her Greenland home, Ivalo Frank’s stirring documentary explores the paradoxes of this beautiful and remote island" - Guardian

"a singular film that dares to assemble a multitude of styles into a collage of image and thought.” - **WINNER**- Nordic Dox Section, CPH: DOX

"This is what creative, interesting, relevant & informative documentary making looks like...breathtakingly beautiful" - Letterboxd // Sarah McMullan

"Fascinating scientific knowledge about life on Earth, and how it may all come to an end, is juxtaposed with frank, funny, and endearing testimonials from young Greenlanders on what matters most in their lives, making this a thought-provoking yet charming and stunningly shot documentary." - Tromso Int. Film Fest