Exposure

[Plays virtually as part of the MSPIFF41 Film Festival running May 5-19; for more information, log on to MSPfilm.org for full schedule.] Holly Morris' captivating, award-winning, inspirational, informative, touching, 88-minute, 2021 documentary that chronicles the treacherous, grueling, and strenuous journey as veteran expedition team leader and creator Felicity Aston (Iceland/UK) trains and leads an eclectic, courageous, resilient group of women, including journalist Nataša Briški (Slovenia), art curator Mariam Alabbas Hamidaddin (Saudi Arabia), marine biologist Susan Gallon (France), marketing director and royal family member Sheikh Asma Al Thani (Qatar), Muslim chaplain Misba Khan (U. K.), Lamees Najim (Kuwait), wilderness adventure guide and sharpshooter Ida Olsson (Sweden), Anisa Al Raissi (Oman), Olga Rumyantseva (Russia), and Stephanie Solomonides (Cyprus), to the North Pole where they deal with -40°F temperatures, frostbite, polar bears, melting sea ice, frozen crevasses, physical hardships, and raw emotions.
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